White Surprise rose
Rosa 'White Surprise'
Gold Medal
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Sizeup to 6.5 feet tall
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- White, near white & white blend
- Foliage color
- Medium green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'White Surprise' rose (Rosa 'White Surprise') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. White blooms are fragrant and open from early to late summer. Bees visit the flowers. Louis Lens bred it in 2000.
Pairs well with Munstead lavender, Switchgrass, and Casa Blanca lily.