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'White Simplicity ®' rose Description
'White Simplicity ®' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Deborah Matthews
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
20 favorite votes.  
Average rating: GOOD+.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Floribunda.
Registration name: JACsnow
Origin:
Bred by William A. Warriner (United States, before 1987).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (post 1970) as 'White Simplicity'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
White or white blend.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  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.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 1992/003  on  6 Jan 1992   VIEW PBR PATENT
Synonym: JACsnow. Applicant: Bear Creek Gardens, Inc.
 
United States - Patent No: PP 6,666  on  14 Mar 1989   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 07/084,423  on  10 Aug 1987
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