Rosa 'Boule De Neige'
(Rose 'Boule de Neige')
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Hybrid Parents - Rosa 'Mlle Blanche Lafitte' x Rosa 'Sapho'
Origin - Raised in France
Discovered By - Bred by Francois Lacharme
Year of Introduction - 1867
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - 1.2m
Width - 1.2m
Location - The White Garden
Description: A Noisette rose with an upright, bushy habit. Dark green, pinnate leaves have Elliptic to oval leaflets with toothed margins. Deep rose pink buds open to pure white, fully double rosette flowers. The flowers are highly fragrant and produced in clusters, repeatedly, from early summer into late autumn. Excellent for use as cut flowers.
Boule de neige means 'snowball' in French.
Flower:
Deep rose pink buds open to pure white, fully double, rosette flowers. The flowers are intensely fragrant and produced in clusters, repeatedly, from June into November.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Fully double rosette flowers in clusters
Flowering time: June, July, August, September, October, November
Foliage:
Dark green, pinnate leaves have Elliptic to oval leaflets with Dentate margins. The new growth emerges red in spring. The leaves are Alternately arranged on upright stems that bear few prickles.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with elliptic to oval leaflets
Propagation:
Cuttings, grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.