Rosa 'Blanche Double De Coubert'
(Rose 'Blanche Double de Coubert')
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Hybrid Parents - Rosa rugosa x R. 'Sombreuil'
Origin - Raised in Coubert, France
Discovered By - Cochet-Cochet, Rose breeders and nurserymen
Year of Introduction - 1892
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - up to 1.5m
Width - up to 1.2m
Location - The Terrace, The White Garden
Description: A Rugosa hybrid rose with a bushy habit and very prickly stems. Wrinkled mid-green, pinnate leaves have oval to Elliptic leaflets with finely toothed margins. Blush pink buds open to large, snow-white, semi-double Cupped rose flowers. The Blooms are intensely fragrant and each has a prominent central cluster of golden yellow stamens. The Blooms are held in clusters atop upright stems and are produced, continuously, from early summer into mid-autumn. Attractive to pollinating insects. Occasionally, the flowers are followed by round, red tomato-like hips. The foliage turns bright shades of yellow before falling in autumn.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Blush pink buds open to snow-white, semi-double, cupped rose flowers. The blooms are highly fragrant and each has a central cluster of golden yellow stamens. The flowers are held in clusters and produced, continuously, from June into October. Occasionally, the flowers may be followed by round, red hips.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Semi-double, cupped rose flowers held in clusters
Flowering time: June, July, August, September, October
Foliage:
Wrinkled mid-green, pinnate leaves have oval to Elliptic leaflets with serrate margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged on very prickly, upright stems. The foliage turns bright yellow in autumn before falling.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with oval to elliptic leaflets
Autumn Colour: Yellow
Propagation:
Cuttings, grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.