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White, near white or white blend Hybrid Spinosissima.

Bred by John Alexander Wallace (Canada, before 1973).
Introduced in Canada by Agriculture Canada, Beaverlodge, Alberta as 'Kakwa'.

Hybrid Spinosissima, Shrub.  

White or white blend.  Strong fragrance.  Average diameter 2".  

Height: up to 5' (up to 150cm).  

USDA zone 2b and warmer.  Very hardy.  

Joyce Demits at Tanglewood Farms says Kakwa has very full creamy white flowers that appear in small clusters...

Brian Porter from Canada writes: This rose was bred by the late John Wallace of Beaverlodge, Alberta, Canada.

?open pollination of R. spinosissima var. hispida [Elliott/Pittao]

Description published in Canadian Journal of Plant Science 50:537 May 1970. An official release from the Beaverlodge, AB Research Station [B Porter]