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Sea Foam®

The  white colored shrub rose named Sear Foam.
This rose's location in the garden is SW 06 and 07.
This rose's location in the garden is SW 06 & 07.
  • Classification:  Shrub
  • Flower Color:  white
  • Flower Size:  2-2.5 inches
  • Flower Form:  cupped, borne in clusters
  • Petal Count:  26-40
  • Fragrance: slight spicy
  • Repeat Bloomer:  yes
  • Foliage:  small, glossy, leathery
  • Plant Height:  2-3 feet
  • Plant Width:   5-6 feet
  • Growth Habit:  semi-prostrate growth
  • Disease Resistant:  yes
  • Hybridizer:  Ernest W. Schwartz
  • Registered:  1964
  • Parentage:  (‘White Dawn’ x ‘Pinocchio’)
  • ARS* Rating 8.1  (solid to very good rose)
    *American Rose Society Rating

Awards:
  • 1963 Gold Medal Rome
  • 1968 (ARS) David Fuerstenberg Prize
 
Notes:

  • ‘Sea Foam’ is an Earth-Kind® rose.  “Earth-Kind® is a special designation given to select rose cultivars by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service through the Earth-Kind® landscaping program. It is based on the results of extensive research and field trials and is awarded only to those roses demonstrating superior pest tolerance, combined with outstanding landscape performance. Parents are ‘White Dawn’ x ‘Pinocchio’ and was developed by breeder E. W. Schwartz. Conrad-Pyle of Star Roses introduced Sea Foam in 1964. It was grown in the White House rose garden.” --- Texas A&M AgriLife extension website, www.aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu. Retrieved March 2021.
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