Boule de Neige a.k.a Snowball has double globular blooms of pure white. Crimson tinged when in bud. Sweetly scented. Good dark foliage. Can be use as a shrub or a pillar rose. Repeat flowering. Size: 1.5m x 0.9m.
Boule de Neige
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Rose Group | Bourbon Rose |
Breeder | Unknown |
Date of Introduction | 1867 |
Colour | White |
Flower Form | Double |
Height | Tall |
Flowering Period | Repeat Flowering |
Fragrance | Light |
Disease Resistance | Moderate |
Hardiness Zone | 6 -what’s this? |
Good for Pillars/Obelisks
More about Bourbon roses:
A chance cross between Old Blush China and the Autumn Damask led to the first of the Bourbon Roses. This occurred in 1817 on the Ile de Bourbon an island in the Indian ocean. Later it was hybridised further with Gallica and Damask roses. Most varieties are blessed with a good fragrance, recurrent flowering and refined foliage.
Boule de Neige, a.k.a Snowball, has double globular blooms of pure white, but is crimson tinged when in bud. It’s sweetly scented, repeat flowering. and has good dark foliage. Can be use as a shrub or a pillar rose.
Pruning Guide: Prune in February/ March, once established, by reducing stems by no more than one third.
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