Rosa 'White Star ('harquill')'
(Rose 'White Star')

Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Discovered By - Bred by Harkness Roses
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - up to 3m
Width - 1m
Location - The House Border

Description: Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose

A climbing rose that is suitable for training against walls, over trellises, or through large, sturdy Shrubs. Glossy dark green, pinnate leaves have ovate to oval leaflets with finely toothed margins. Semi-double, Cupped rose flowers are creamy white. At the centre of each Bloom is a showy cluster of bright lemon-yellow stamens. The flowers are held in clusters along the stems and produced repeatedly (with good deadheading) from early summer into early autumn. Sweetly scented and good for cutting.

Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

Flower:

Semi-double, cupped rose flowers are creamy white. At the centre of each bloom is a prominent cluster of lemon yellow stamens. The flowers are held in clusters along the stems and are produced repeatedly (with deadheading) from June into September. Sweetly scented.

Flower colour: White

Flower shape: Semi-double cupped rose flowers held in clusters

Flowering time: June, July, August, September

Foliage:

Glossy dark green, pinnate leaves have ovate to oval leaflets with serrate margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged on long, prickly stems.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Pinnate with ovate to oval leaflets

Propagation:

Cuttings, grafting.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.