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'White Wings' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Marcir
HMF Ratings:
30 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: White Wings
Bloom:
White, russet stamens. Mild fragrance. 5 petals. Large, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Armed with thorns / prickles.
Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm). Width: 2' to 42" (60 to 105cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 850 on 28 Jun 1949 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 782,317 on 14 Dec 1947 My present invention relates to a new and improved variety of single hybrid tea rose plant. It was produced by me from a cross of two unnamed seedlings which in turn had been produced by me. This new variety is of the same type as the variety Dainty Bess but has a pure white flower and is a much stronger grower.
Notes:
Per the patent information, "My present invention relates to a new and improved variety of single hybrid tea rose plant. It was produced by me from a cross of two unnamed seedlings which in turn had been produced by me. This new variety is of the same type as the variety Dainty Bess but has a pure white flower and is a much stronger grower." Kim Rupert
It should be noted that nearly all of Krebs's introduced roses involve lines developed from 'Cecile Brunner'. We do not know whether this rose comes from those lines.
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