Sea Foam Rosa 'Seafoam'
- Phonetic Spelling
- RO-zuh
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Sea foam is a small hybrid floribunda shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae) bread by Ernest W. Schwartz and released in 1963. Parentage is seed:[ White Dawn ® × Pinocchio (floribunda, Kordes, 1940)] × [ White Dawn ® × Pinocchio (floribunda, Kordes, 1940)] pollen:White Dawn ® × Pinocchio (floribunda, Kordes, 1940)
This vigorous shrub will grow 2-4 feet tall and spread 5-6 feet wide. In warm winter areas, it may get larger and be evergreen. It does best in full sun and average moist well-drained garden soil. Prune in late winter to remove dead or diseased canes and to control size. Mulch to help retain moisture and water during dry spells.
The flowers of sea foam are a white blend with occasional light pink shading. They are 2-3 inches across, fully double, and mildly fragrant. They appear in clusters and bloom in flushes throughout the season. The glossy dark green foliage appears on canes with prickles.
Sea foam can be used as a ground cover or cascading over a pot or wall. It could be trained to a trellis if desired. Use it in the English, cottage or cutting garden.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses. Good disease resistance.
VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Stem Cutting
- Dimensions:
- Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 5 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Rose
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Climbing
- Spreading
- 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
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- 6-feet-12 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Cream/Tan
- Pink
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Dome
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- White blend flowers may have some pink shading are 2-3 inches wide with a mild fragrance. They appear in clusters and are fully double with 26-40 petals. Blooms nearly continuously.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leathery
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Small, glossy green, leathery
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Green stems with prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Rock Wall
- Vertical Spaces
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- English Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Attracts:
- Bees
