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'White Cap' rose Description
'White Cap' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Marina's Garden. Crawfordville, FL
Availability:
Commercially available
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”.
Notes:
Registered as a Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose