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Blossom
color: White
Fragrance: Very fragrant
Bloom time: Repeats June - frost
Size: 4-6'h x 4-6'w
Shape: Tall, mounded shape
Uses: Rose garden, perennial garden, mixed
border, hedge
Hardiness: Zones 2-8
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Single white blossoms are the characteristic trait of this
selection of the Rosa rugosa species. Referred to as the "whitest
of white" blossoms by many garden writers, they are also very
fragrant. The flower buds are quite long and often show a
blush pink tinge. One of our customers claims that the petals
on this rose have the best flavor of all roses -- she adds
them to salads! The pure white blossoms repeat all summer,
followed by large orange hips. 'Alba' has dark green, healthy
leaves that can show a yellow/orange fall color after a hard
frost. Grows up to 6 feet tall in good rich soil, and is suitable
for hedges. Very disease resistant and completely winter hardy.
Winter hardy to Zone 2.
What you'll receive:
Plants are grade #1 own-root plants, and shipped bareroot
(no soil or pot) and dormant (no foliage). Learn more about
our plants.
Shipping: $0-$75=$12.00, $75.01-$125=$15, $125.01-$200=$20, >$200=10% of total. Shipped UPS Ground in
spring from early April through mid May.
[Catalog #HR53 - Introduction date
unknown - very old]
Roses need sun (at least 6 hours daily); well-drained, fertile
soil; and consistent and adequate soil moisture to thrive
and produce the most blossoms.
Learn more about growing roses:
What's a "bareroot" plant?
 "Bareroot"
is a term that describes how a plant is shipped to you. A
bareroot plant is not in a pot, and is usually dormant (not
actively growing). See the photo to the right that shows what
a bareroot plant looks like. The bareroot plants that we ship
to you were harvested in the fall and placed in cold storage
over the winter to keep them dormant. In the spring, we ship
the bareroot plants to our customers, from early April through
mid May.
Bareroot plants are easy to grow. We include planting instructions
with your order. When you receive your plant, take it out
of the packing material and place it in a bucket of water
so that the roots are completely covered. Let the roots soak
for 4 to 24 hours, then plant it in your garden. Full planting
instructions with photos are available on our Planting
Roses page.
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