White Rugosa

White Rugosa Rose, Rosa rugosa alba, is like Rosa rugosa, but this white rose adapts to a variety of conditions, including where salt tolerance is a concern. Its pale blush pink buds open to highly fragrant snow white blooms with creamy yellow stamens. In fall, the disease resistant foliage takes on shades of orange and scarlet to accompany the large orange red hips. Own root. It grows 3 to 6 feet, depending on how you prune and full sun is best, but will tolerate partial shade. It is quite drought resistant once established. This easy to grow hedge rose is completely winter hardy.