Rosa Fair Bianca® 'AUSca'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- RO-zuh
- Description
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Fair Bianca is a hybrid shrub rose in the Rosaceae family bred by David Austin of the United Kingdom in 1982. Parentage is unknown.
This upright bushy shrub will grow 3-5 feet tall and 3-4 feet wide in full sun in amended well-drained moist soil. Prune in late winter. Protect new growth from spring frosts.
White to white blend flowers are very full with 40 or more petals that open flat and quartered with reflexed edges. They are 2-3 inches wide with a strong myrrh fragrance and bloom in clusters nearly continuously for the season. Semi glossy mid to dark green leaves are on stems with prickles.
Use this shrub in the border, in groups, as a specimen or accent in an English, cottage or cutting garden.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Watch for black spot, rose rust and powdery mildew. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses.
The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common rose diseases as well as a factsheet on insects and other related pests.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Stem Cutting
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts bees.
- Play Value:
- Attracts Pollinators
- Dimensions:
- Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Rose
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
- Appendage:
- Prickles
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Saucer
- Flower Petals:
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Saucer-like 2-3 inch wide double blooms spring through summer open flat and quartered with reflexed edges. Up to 40-60 petals per bloom. They appear singly or in clusters.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Medium to deep semi-glossy green leaves.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Red/Burgundy
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Form:
- Straight
- Stem Surface:
- Smooth (glabrous)
- Stem Description:
- Medium green to reddish-green stems with reddish-green prickles.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Patio
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- English Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Barrier
- Border
- Hedge
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
