'Cassie' Rose

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'Cassie' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of viscount89

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Snowbelt

HMF Ratings:

20 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Polyantha.
Registration name: Snowbelt
Exhibition name: Snowbelt

Origin:

Bred by Paul E. Jerabek (United States, 1997).
Introduced in United States by Heirloom Roses, Inc. (USA) in 2000 as 'Cassie'.

Class:

Polyantha, Shrub.

Bloom:

White, yellow stamens. Mild, honey fragrance. 15 to 25 petals. Average diameter 1". Medium, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy, compact, few or no prickles/thorns. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 3' (90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or garden.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Heirloom Old Garden Roses says Cassie (aka Snowbelt) is named for a young lady who died at Columbine High School. This rose has small, semi-double blooms of purest white borne in large clusters. $1. for each plant sold will be donated to support the gardens of The American Rose Center. 'Cassie' won the American Rose Society's trial ground Silver Medal.