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• Rosa X alba 'Maxima'
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White, near white or white blend Alba.
Registration name: Alba Maxima
Exhibition name: Alba Maxima

Bred by Unknown (before 1500).

Alba, Species Cross.  

White, yellow highlights.  Strong, sweet fragrance.  Large, very double bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  Glandular sepals, leafy sepals buds.  

Height of 6' to 8' 2" (185 to 250 cm).  Width of 4' to 5' (120 to 150 cm).

USDA zone 3b through 9b.  Prune after flowering is finished.  Prune lightly until this rose gets established (about two years), then prune it back by about a third..  This rose blooms on old wood.  

Hexaploid

Rosa alba var. florepleno hort. ex Andrews. Roses 1:t.12. 1810.

Different opinions about parentage, please see References.
Sets hips.
The Swedish Rose Society recommends Maxima for northern Sweden.