'White Queen Elizabeth' Rose

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'White Queen Elizabeth' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Blanc Queen Elizabeth

HMF Ratings:

37 favorite votes.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Floribunda.
Registration name: White Queen Elizabeth

Origin:

Discovered by Banner (United Kingdom, 1965).

Class:

Floribunda, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

White or white blend. Mild to strong fragrance. 30 to 40 petals. Average diameter 4.75". Very large, very double, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall. Light green, leathery foliage.

Height: 6' to 8' (185 to 245cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower or garden. Vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

sport of Queen Elizabeth (Hybrid Tea, Lammerts before 1951)

Notes:

Wayside Gardens says the flowers of White Queen Elizabeth are white sometimes flushed with pink...