Rosa 'White Cockade'
(Rose 'White Cockade')

Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Hybrid Parents - Rosa 'New Dawn' x Rosa ' Circus'
Origin - Raised in Scotland
Discovered By - Bred by Mr A. Cocker, a nurseryman and rose breeder
Year of Introduction - 1969
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - 3m
Width - 2m
Location - The White Garden

Description: A Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose that is excellent for training against walls. Glossy dark green, pinnate leaves have Elliptic to oval leaflets. Fully double, Rounded rose flowers open creamy white and quickly turn to pure white. The flowers are sweetly scented and produced in clusters, repeatedly from early summer into late autumn. Excellent for use as cut flowers.

Flower:

Fully double, rounded rose flowers open creamy white and quickly turn pure white. The flowers are sweetly scented and produced in clusters, repeatedly, from June into November.

Flower colour: White

Flower shape: Fully double, rounded rose flowers in clusters

Flowering time: June, July, August, September, October, November

Foliage:

Glossy dark green, pinnate leaves have Elliptic to oval leaflets. The new growth emerges red in spring. The leaves are Alternately arranged on long, prickly stems.

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.