Rosa 'Nevada'
(Rose 'Nevada')
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Hybrid Parents - Rosa 'La Giralda' x Rosa 'Altaica'
Origin - Raised in Spain
Discovered By - Raised by Pedro Dot, a Spanish rose breeder
Year of Introduction - 1927
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H6
Height - 2.2m
Width - 2.2m
Location - The Wedding Ring Border
Description: A Shrub rose with a bushy, spreading habit. Bright mid-green, pinnate leaves have Elliptic to rounded leaflets with toothed margins. Large, semi-double, saucer-shaped flowers are white, subtly flushed lemon yellow towards the centres. Each Bloom has a showy central crown of golden stamens. The fragrant flowers are produced in abundance along the branches in early summer, then intermittently afterwards and are followed by deep maroon, nearly black hips. The flowers may be flushed pink in hot weather. Nevada means 'snow-covered' in Spanish.
Flower:
Large, semi-double, saucer-shaped flowers open creamy white and quickly turn pure white with lemon yellow centres. Each bloom has a central cluster of golden stamens. The fragrant flowers are produced singly all along the arching stems in June, then sporadically afterwards. (The flowers may be flushed pink in hot weather.) Flowers are followed by deep maroon, nearly black hips.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Semi-double, saucer-shaped flowers
Flowering time: June
Foliage:
Bright mid-green, pinnate leaves have Elliptic to rounded leaflets with Dentate margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged on prickly, arching stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with elliptic to rounded leaflets
Propagation:
Cuttings, grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.