'White Cap' Rose

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'White Cap' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Marina's Garden. Crawfordville, FL

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Everblooming Pillar No. 3

HMF Ratings:

69 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Floribunda, Cl..
Registration name: White Cap

Origin:

Bred by Brownell Family (United States, 1954).

Class:

Climber, Floribunda, Cl., Hybrid Tea, Cl..

Bloom:

White or white blend. Strong fragrance. 50 to 60 petals. Very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, old-fashioned, reflexed bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Climbing.

Height: up to 10' (up to 305cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b and warmer. Can be used for cut flower, garden, landscape or pillar. Hardy. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,273 on 27 Apr 1954 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 269,989 on 5 Feb 1952

“The date of the pollenation of my new rose was July 7, 1948”.

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Break o' Day, Cl.

Notes:

Registered as a Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose