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'Rosa alba minor' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Bunyard, Edward A.
Bloom:
Blush. Mild fragrance. Average diameter 2.5". Medium, very double, flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.
Habit:
Short. Small, dark green foliage.
Height: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
If you know the parentage of this rose, or other details, please contact us.
Notes:
Bertuch's descriptions (1805) of 'grosse Zwerg-Rose' or Rosa truncata major is not easy to assign, as he invents names himself. Zwerg-Rose or Rosa pumila was actually the named used at the time for the single Rosa gallica L. A double, blush form of this is not known. Bertuch called another Alba as Rosa truncata, so it is possible that he was describing here a dwarf double alba, which would be in line with his drawing.
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