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'Crystal Fairy' rose Description
'Crystal Fairy' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Rosaholic's Southern California Garden
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
37 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Polyantha.
Exhibition name: Crystal Fairy
Origin:
Discovered by Emiel Keiren (Netherlands, before 2001).
Introduced in Netherlands by Jan Spek Rozen BV in before 2001 as 'Crystal Fairy'.
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. in 2001 as 'Crystal Fairy'.
Class:
Polyantha.  
Bloom:
White.  Average diameter 1.5".  Borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Short, rounded, spreading.  

Height: up to 3' (up to 90cm).  Width: up to 3' (up to 90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 9b.  Can be used for container rose, garden or ground cover.  
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 2001/196  on  2001   VIEW PBR PATENT
Notes:
Discovered in the Netherlands by nurseryman Emiel Keiren in his rose fields, among plants of 'The Fairy.' Jackson Perkins notes this rose is bred from The Fairy, known to be quite hardy.