Mme Plantier

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 Class:   Alba, sometimes classified as a Damask.

 Date:  1835

Breeder:  Plantier, France

 Blooms:  Double.  The blooms are usually borne in large clusters.

Bloom Frequency:  Once blooming.

 Color:  White.   Blooms are mostly white with a little green pip in the center.

Fragrance:  Very Fragrant

 Thorns:  Almost thornless.

 Approximate Height:  4’ x 4’ in the North.  If grown as a climber, it can attain the height of 20'.  As a relaxed shrub, it can grow to 10' high.

 Description and Care:  Long arching stems are almost thornless and covered with soft, grayish leaves.  The individual blooms can shatter in the wind.  Growth is vigororous and it will form a climber if left unpruned.

 Comments:  This rose will survive with organic gardening methods, but needs good soil.

Breeding:  Thought to be Rosa Alba x Rosa Moschata

Zones:  4-10