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Sally Homes®

The white colored shrub rose named Sally Homes.
This rose's location in the garden is SW 05.
This rose's location in the garden is SW 05.
  • Classification:   Shrub, (grown as climber)
  • Flower Color:   white
  • Flower Size:    3.5-4 inches
  • Flower Form:  single, borne in large clusters
  • Petal Count:  4-8
  • Fragrance: mild, musky
  • Repeat Bloomer:  yes
  • Foliage:   dark green, glossy
  • Plant Height:  6-12 feet
  • Plant Width:   4-6 feet
  • Growth Habit:  vigorous, bushy growth
  • Disease Resistant:  no
  • Hybridizer:  Robert Holmes (UK)
  • Registered:  1976
  • Parentage:  (‘Ivory Fashion’ x ‘Ballerina’)
  • ARS* Rating 8.8  (an outstanding rose)
    *American Rose Society Rating

Awards:
  • 1980  Gold Medal Baden-Baden
  • 1993  Gold Medal Portland
  • 1993  Fragrance Award Glasgow
 
Notes:
  • “Rosa 'Sally Holmes' is a white shrub rose cultivar, bred by Robert Holmes in Great Britain in 1976, and named in honor of his wife, Sally. It was created from stock parents, Rosa 'Ivory Fashion' and  Rosa 'Ballerina'. 'Sally Holmes' has won numerous awards, including the Portland Gold Medal in 1993, and induction into the Rose Hall of Fame as "World's Favourite Rose" in 2012.” --- (Wilkipedia, “Rosa ‘Sally Holmes’”). Retrieved February 2021
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