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• Rosa alba maxima
• Rosa alba multiplex
• Rosa alba var. florepleno hort. ex Andrews
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• Rosa alba vulgaris major
• Rosa X alba 'Maxima'
• Rose blanche
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Average rating: GOOD+.  

White, near white or white blend Alba.
Registration name: Alba Maxima
Exhibition name: Alba Maxima

Bred by Unknown (before 1320).

Alba, Species Cross.  

White, yellow highlights.  Strong, sweet fragrance.  40 to 75 petals.  Average diameter 3.25".  Medium to large, very full (41+ petals) bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  Glandular sepals, leafy sepals buds.  

Height: 6' to 8'2" (185 to 250cm).  Width: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).

USDA zone 3b through 9b.  Prune after flowering is finished.  Prune lightly until this rose gets established (about two years), then prune it back by about a third..  This rose blooms on old wood.  

Hexaploid

Rosa alba var. florepleno hort. ex Andrews. Roses 1:t.12. 1810.

Different opinions about parentage, please see References.
Sets hips.
The Swedish Rose Society recommends Maxima for northern Sweden.