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Snow Goose Rose

Rosa 'Auspom'

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Snow Goose Rose flowers

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Height:  8 feet

Spread:  8 feet

Sunlight:  full sun  partial shade 

Hardiness Zone:  4b

Other Names:  Rambling Rose

Group/Class:  Austin Rose

Description:

This vigorous variety produces small, white daisy-like flowers filled with narrow petals; sweet musk fragrance; excellent for arbors, along walls or fences, or as a large free flowing specimen; will tolerate some shade

Ornamental Features

Snow Goose Rose features showy clusters of fragrant white flowers with buttery yellow overtones along the branches from late spring to early summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has green deciduous foliage. The serrated oval compound leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color.

Landscape Attributes

Snow Goose Rose is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a ground-hugging habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It is a good choice for attracting bees to your yard. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

  • Spiny

Snow Goose Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • Hedges/Screening
  • General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Snow Goose Rose will grow to be about 8 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 8 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Massing  Screening  Garden 
Applications
Flowers  Attracts Wildlife 
Ornamental Features