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'White Flower Carpet' rose Description
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Photo courtesy of Harry A. Oudijk
HMF Ratings:
107 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Floribunda. Registration name: NOAschnee
Bloom:
White, yellow stamens. Strong fragrance. 16 petals. Average diameter 2.25". Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), in large clusters, cupped-to-flat, ruffled bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.
Habit:
Short, compact, spreading. Medium, glossy, dark green, dense foliage.
Height: 1' to 28" (30 to 70cm). Width: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5a through 9b. Can be used for container rose, garden, ground cover or landscape. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 1992/065 on 27 Apr 1992 VIEW PBR PATENTSynonym: Groundcover. Applicant: Werner Noack. Canada - Patent No: 0210 on 30 Apr 1996 Application No: 95-574 on 23 Feb 1994 Breeder: Werner Noack, Gütersloh, Germany European Union - Patent No: 003995545 Trademark Germany - Patent No: 1147180 Trademark New Zealand - Patent No: 979 on 30 Jun 1995 Application on 8 Jul 1993 According to the New Zealand Plant Variety Rights (PVR) web page, application for a PVR Grant for this rose was made July 8, 1993 and granted June 30, 1995 (PVR Grant No. 979). The breeder's Reference for this rose is Noaschnee. The New Zealand Trade Name is 'White Flower Carpet'. This PVR Grant expires June 30, 2018. United States - Patent No: PP 9,573 VIEW USPTO PATENTThe US Patent for Flower Carpet White describes it as a new and distinct variety of ground cover rose which forms continuously throughout the season attractive long-lasting pure white blossoms... the flowers appear in clusters and the outer petals tend to be wavy... the plant is winter hardy and sets small, orange-yellow hips...
Notes:
Bransford Garden Plants says White Flower Carpet is a beautiful, free flowering ground cover rose which produces large clusters of creamy, white flowers. It can be planted almost any time of the year, in almost any soil. Once established, it has a long flowering period...
Parentage is taken from the US Patent for this rose, sources differ, see References for more information.
Schneeflocke is the german word for snowflake.
In his garden in Norfolk, Robert Wharton, of Whartons Nurseries Ltd., reports the best rose varieties in his garden are: 'Flower Carpet Pink', 'Flower Carpet Sunshine', 'Flower Carpet White', 'The Fairy', 'Arthur Bell', 'Bonica', 'Ballerina' and 'Jacques Cartier'.
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