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'Sappho' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Christiane Frost
HMF Ratings:
19 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Alba.
Bloom:
White, yellow stamens. Moderate, sweet fragrance. Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.
Habit:
Tall, arching, upright. Grey-green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: up to 8'2" (up to 250cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Produces decorative hips.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
This rose is mislabeled, the attribution at Sangerhausen to English breeders before 1817 is based on a listing in the "Rosenlexikon" with uncertain class. This listing, however, refers to a deep pink hybrid spinosissima - see.
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