Rosa Snow Carpet® 'MACcarpe'
Common Name(s):
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- RO-zuh
- Description
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Snow carpet rose is a minature hybrid shrub rose in the Rosaceae family. It was bred by Samuel Darragh McGredy IV and introduced to New Zealand in 1980 as 'Blanche Neige'. Parentage is Penny × Temple Bells.
This small shrub grows only up to 10 inches tall but will spread up to 4 feet across. Snow carpet prefers moist fertile well-drained soil but will tolerate poorer soils. It also has good disease resistance. Prune in early spring to remove dead, damaged and crossed canes. Prune 1/3 of the plant size in spring to encourage new growth.
Snow carpet has white to white blend of mildly fragrant small double flowers that look great against the glossy green dense foliage. It is spineless or nearly so.
Use this small shrub in border fronts, containers, hanging baskets or mass planted as a ground cover.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse the plant.
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:
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- New Zealand
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 0 ft. 10 in.
- Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Rose
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Multi-stemmed
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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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
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- 3/4 inch clear white to white blend flowers, typically 26-40 petals. Appear in small clusters or solitary and may repeat bloom throughout the season. Mild fragrance.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- sGlossy green compound leavesmall leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Green stems are thornless or nearly so
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Hanging Baskets
- Patio
- Slope/Bank
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- English Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Specimen
