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'Rosa centifolia nivea' rose Description
'White Provence' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Meetza
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
42 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Centifolia.
Registration name: Unique Blanche (Centifolia)
Origin:
Discovered by Daniel Grimwood (United Kingdom, 1775).
Introduced in Australia by Camden Park in 1843 as 'White Provence'.
Class:
Centifolia.  
Bloom:
White, deep pink outer petals.  Strong fragrance.  Average diameter 2.5".  Large, very double, button-eye, flat bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  
Habit:
Bushy, lax.  Dark green foliage.  

Height: up to 5' (up to 150cm).  Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4b through 9b.  Can be used for beds and borders or garden.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Ploidy:
Tetraploid
Notes:
Some difference of opinion about origin, see References.
Also, Robert Buist uses the word "provins" for this sport of R. centifolia. Which can be confusing. Provins Roses are Gallicas. Provence Roses are Centifolias.
The term 'White Provins' / 'White Province' / 'White Provence' seems to have been attached to various roses over time. A white centifolia probably already existed before 1600 - see Rosa centifolia batavica alba
'Lactea' and 'Lactea multiplex' are possbly distinct roses.
 
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