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• Rosa rugosa 'Alba'
• Rosa rugosa f. alba Rehder
• Rosa rugosa flore albo simplici
• Rosa X kamtchatica 'Alba Simplex'
• Shirobanahamanasu
• Weisse Apfel-Rose
• White Rugosa
• White Turkistan Rose

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White, near white or white blend Species.

Introduced in Australia by C. F. Newman and Sons - Adelaide in 1894 as 'Rosa rugosa 'Alba''.

Species / Wild, Species Cross.  

White.  Strong fragrance.  5 petals.  Medium to large, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form.  Occasional repeat later in the season.  

Armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, sends out runners, suckers on its own roots.  Large, matte, light green, wrinkled (rugose) foliage.  7 to 9 leaflets.  

Height: 5' to 7' (150 to 215cm).  Width: up to 6' (up to 185cm).

USDA zone 2b through 8b.  Drought resistant.  produces decorative hips.  Do not dead head.  Do not spray.  

Diploid

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Large orange hips.
Source: Shirobanahamanasu
Labeled in New Zealand as "White Turkistan Rose'
Dr. Müller states that Rugosa alba is a seedling of 'Kaiserin des Nordens'. See Reference of 1895.