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Rosa
'Snow Beauty'
Morden Snowbeauty Rose
Origin: Morden Research Station, Morden, Mantioba, Canada.
| Family |
| Rosaceae |
| Genus |
| Rosa |
| Cultivar |
| 'Snow Beauty' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 3 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -40 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -40 |
| Height |
| 1 m |
| Spread |
| 50 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Borders, hedges, climbers, rock garden, flower beds, containers, cut flowers, can accommodate almost any garden need. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full sun, in moist but well-drained neutral to acidic soil. Suckers should be removed annually. |
| Shape |
| Compact-spreading. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Aphids, leafhoppers, spider mites, scale insects, caterpillars, mildew, dieback, canker, viruses, rust and rose slugs. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth, semi-glossy robust woody stems with small characteristic rose spines/thorns. |
| Leaf Description |
| Semi-glossy, robust, elliptic-pinnate leaves with a slight serration toward the midsection to apex of the leaf. |
| Flower Description |
| Solitary blooms with 20 - 30 petals arranged in loose overflowing layers. |
| Fruit Description |
| Small round rosehip fruits. |
| Colour Description |
| Showy snow white blooms, medium green foliage, showy reddish-orange rosehip fruits and reddish-green bark with reddish-brown spines/thorns. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium to thorny. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Olds College, Olds, Alberta, Canada. |
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