| Bloom size: | Large: 4-5" |
| Petal count: | semi-double: 8-15 petals |
| Rose bloom color: | White and white blend |
| Rebloom: | Some |
| Class: | Other: Climbing floribunda |
| Extra Color Info: | Cream, with apricot undertones and yellow center |
| Growth Habit: | Typically 8-20 feet |
| Fragrance: | Strong |
| Hybridizer & year: | Mathias Tantau, 1939 |
| Optimal growing zones: | USDA zone 6 and warmer |
| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F) |
| Plant Height: | Up to 20 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 4-6 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Bi-Color: White and yellow |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Late summer or early fall |
| Uses: | Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip |
| Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
| Parentage: | Professor Gnau x Dorothy Perkins |
| Child plants: | one child plant |
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