'Swantje' Rose

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'Swantje' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Calif Sue

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

8 favorite votes.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Floribunda.
Registration name: Swantje

Origin:

Bred by Mathias Tantau (1882 - 1953) (Germany, before 1936).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1938 as 'Swantje'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

White, yellow highlights. Wild rose fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Johanna Tantau × Professor Gnau
pollen:	Joanna Hill

Notes:

Different opinions on parentage. See References.