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"White Pet"

Class: Polyantha

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Garden Map Location # 105

 

Color: White, near white & white blend
Blooms: Repeat, loose clusters of white double rosettes, pointed crimson buds
Foliage: Highly glossy, fine-textured dark green
Fragrance: Mild fragrance
Size (H x W): 1.5 - 3 x 2
Growth Habit:
Cultivation: Shade tolerant, sturdy, disease resistant, container - OK
Not Hardy North of: Zone 5
Origins: US (1879) by P. Henderson
Parentage: Sport of Félicité Perpétue (some question as to true parentage)
Notes: AKA: Belle of Tehran, Little Dot (Polyantha, Henderson, 1879), Little Pet, Little White Pet

 
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