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| colour: White | ||||
| height: Average Shrub 2.5 - 5 feet (0.75 m - 1.5 m) | ||||
| scent: Good or wonderful old rose scent | ||||
| introduction: 1801 - 1825 | ||||
| usda zone: Zone 5 (-22ºC/-7.6ºF to -27ºC/-16.6ºF) | ||||
| flowers: Fully Double | ||||
| repeat: Once Flowering | ||||
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An Alba rose, introducer unknown, 1824 or earlier. Zone 5, will survive down to –25°C. Photographed at Heirloom Roses St. Paul, Oregon, USA, by Bill Grant. | ||||
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| 'Alba Foliacea' is available from the following nurseries: | ||||
| Vintage Gardens Antique Roses -United States | ||||
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