White Pet

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White Pet is a white Polyantha (Pol) shrub rose with soft fragrance. It’s flat blooms repeat flower and may grow to a size of medium. The petal structure presents as double, 16-25 petals in three or more rows. This thorned rose has an average height of 90cm (2.9ft) and width of 60cm (2ft).

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Specifications

Registration & Introduction

Registered Name:	White Pet
Cultivar Group:	Polyantha (Pol)
Breeder/ Raiser Name:	Peter Henderson
Registration Year:	1879
Parentage:
Country Of Origin:	United States of America
Introduction/s:	Introduced in United States by Bennett’s Greenhouses, Inc. in 1889 as ‘Little White Pet’. Introduced in Australia by C. F. Newman and Sons – Adelaide in 1894 as ‘White Pet’.

Registration and introduction information for the rose cultivar of White Pet.

Characteristics

Flower Color:	white
Flower Fragrance:	soft fragrance
Petal Structure:	double, 16-25 petals in three or more rows
Bloom Shape:	flat
Bloom Size:	medium
Bloom Repeat:	repeat flower
Growth Habit:	shrub
Growth Height:	90cm (2.9ft)
Growth Width:	60cm (2ft)
Thorns:	thorned

Characteristics of growth to identify the rose cultivar of White Pet.

Health

Disease Resistance:	unknown disease resistance
Cold Hardiness:	medium cold hardiness
USDA Zone:	6b (-5 to 0 °F/-20.6 to -17.8 °C), 7a (0 to 5 °F/-17.8 to -15 °C), 7b (5 to 10 °F/-15 to -12.2 °C), 8a (10 to 15 °F/-12.2 to -9.4 °C), 8b (15 to 20 °F/-9.4 to -6.7 °C), 9a (20 to 25 °F/-6.7 to -3.9 °C), 9b (25 to 30 °F/-3.9 to -1.1 °C), 10a (30 to 35 °F/-1.1 to 1.7 °C), 10b (35 to 40 °F/1.7 to 4.4 °C), 11a (40 to 45 °F/4.4 to 7.2 °C), 11b (45 to 50 °F/7.2 to 10 °C), 12a (50 to 55 °F/10 to 12.8 °C), 12b (55 to 60 °F/12.8 to 15.6 °C), 13a (60 to 65 °F/15.6 to 18.3 °C), 13b (65 to 70 °F/18.3 to 21.1 °C)
Shade Tolerance:	medium shade tolerance

Health information to match planting conditions suitable for growing the the rose cultivar of White Pet.

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