Rose (Shrub), Snow Pavement Rosa 'Snow Pavement' Height: 3 feet Spread: 3 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 3b Group/Class: Pavement Rose Description: This Pavement series rose has fragrant double white flowers blushed pink in early summer, repeat-blooming; compact, mounded habit, tough and disease-resistant, ideal for lining a driveway or sidewalk; all roses need full sun and well-drained soil Ornamental Features Rose (Shrub), Snow Pavement is covered in stunning fragrant white flowers with shell pink overtones and yellow eyes at the ends of the branches from late spring to early fall, which emerge from distinctive pink flower buds. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The oval compound leaves turn yellow in fall. The fruits are showy red hips displayed from mid to late fall. Landscape Attributes Rose (Shrub), Snow Pavement is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration; Rose (Shrub), Snow Pavement is recommended for the following landscape applications; Planting & Growing Rose (Shrub), Snow Pavement will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years. This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. This plant should be periodically fertilized throughout the active growing season with a specially-formulated acidic fertilizer. It is not particular as to soil type or pH, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. Special Attributes Pre-spring Cleanup for Shrub Roses is Late January into February remove dead or weak canes, clean up any damage to the plant. Selectivity prune to train the branches to grow the way you want them to buy cutting right above a bud where you want a new branch to grow.
