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Polareis (Polar Ice)
$23.95
Hybrid Rugosa (Strobel, 1991)
Pale pink buds open to double, icy white, lightly fragrant blossoms. It blooms heavily in spring with scattered repeat blooming later in the season. Excellent in cold climates, this hardy bush reaches 5 to 7 feet tall and wide. Very disease resistant.
Description
Polareis (Polar Ice)
Hybrid Rugosa (Strobel, 1991)
Pale pink buds open to double, icy white, lightly fragrant blossoms. It blooms heavily in spring with scattered repeat blooming later in the season. Excellent in cold climates, this hardy bush reaches 5 to 7 feet tall and wide. Very disease resistant.
Sarah Unfried –
I have this rose and it is fantastic. It has more blooms on it each year than all the other roses I grow put together. Blooms in clusters that start out very light pink, turn to pale blush then white as they open. As expected from a rugosa, the stems are beyond prickly. In my yard in part shade it is lush and full and grows fully 9′ tall. Every spring I use a hoe to bend down the tallest branches and tangle them together so I get many more blooms from the horizontal stems instead of a single large cluster at the top. About every 5 years I cut it down to 2′ and let it start again. No loss of flowers and just reigns it in a little. The scent is not like a species rugosa–you have to stick your nose in to smell it. But when it is growing new leaves in the spring or in a summer rain, the foliage smells strongly of fresh apples. Zone 5B Connecticut —- (High Country, I got mine from Suzanne Verrier, and I have pictures to share if you want them that are better than the ones here)