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Rose CatalogBoule de Neige, bourbon
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Old Garden Rose, bourbon "Boule de Neige", France, introduced by François Lacharme in 1867, Usually is white in color, globular bloom shape, blooms 7 - 8 cm in size, has 5-10 buds per stem, repeat rebloom, has rich fragrance, the bush shape can be bushy, 150 - 300 cm in height, 200 cm in width, suitable for USDA zone 5 from -29°C and above, low resistance to rain, low resistance to black spot, low resistance to mildew.
Main characteristics
Aroma
USDA Zone 5
-29°С
Rebloom
Bush Shape
Bloom Shape
Globular
Size
Height
150 - 300 cm
Width
200 cm
Bloom size
7 - 8 cm
Buds / Stem
5-10
Petal Count
Resistance
Heat
Shade
Rain
Black Spot
Mildew
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This Noisette × remontant hybrid is very winter-hardy, yet performs best in hot climates, where it can reach its maximum size. Boule de Neige forms thick buds marked with red streaks; newly opening blooms show a faint pink flush in the center until they open wide to display numerous short, glossy white petals. The very full, slightly tousled flowers later reflex their outer petals, so the blooms resemble snow-white spheres. Despite the high petal count, the petals are thin and delicate and are vulnerable to rain. Flowers come in large, dense clusters of 5–20 on an upright shrub with dark green, shiny foliage. Short internodes create the impression of a compact plant, while the shoots are brittle and break easily.
Medium-sized, cluster-borne blooms with densely waved petals present a camellia-like form; with age, the petals bend back and the bloom becomes spherical. The shrub is graceful, compact, and upright, to about 1.5 m in height and 1 m in width, with smooth, bright green foliage. Buds are bright red. Flowering is almost continuous. Numerous blind shoots may occur under poor care.
This Bourbon rose bears milky-white flowers 7–8 cm across with over 100 petals. As the symmetrical blooms open, the outer petals curve downward, giving each flower a rounded outline and revealing a green button at the center. The fragrance is intense. Boule de Neige flowers for several weeks in early summer, with individual blooms following later. Glossy, dark green, leathery foliage on spiny, branching shoots accompanies the white flowers. The shrub is upright and graceful. It can be trained on a support as a plaited rose, especially because the blooms droop. Shows disease resistance, though black spot can occur in damp conditions.
Medium-sized, cluster-borne blooms with densely waved petals present a camellia-like form; with age, the petals bend back and the bloom becomes spherical. The shrub is graceful, compact, and upright, to about 1.5 m in height and 1 m in width, with smooth, bright green foliage. Buds are bright red. Flowering is almost continuous. Numerous blind shoots may occur under poor care.
This Bourbon rose bears milky-white flowers 7–8 cm across with over 100 petals. As the symmetrical blooms open, the outer petals curve downward, giving each flower a rounded outline and revealing a green button at the center. The fragrance is intense. Boule de Neige flowers for several weeks in early summer, with individual blooms following later. Glossy, dark green, leathery foliage on spiny, branching shoots accompanies the white flowers. The shrub is upright and graceful. It can be trained on a support as a plaited rose, especially because the blooms droop. Shows disease resistance, though black spot can occur in damp conditions.
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