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Sally Holmes

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Modern · Modern Shrub

Breeder

Breeder: Robert Holmes
Country: UK
Year: 1976

Characteristics

Color: White, near white or white blend Shrub.Exhibition name: Sally Holmes
Bloom: Cream, yellow stamens.  Mild fragrance.  5 petals.  Average diameter 3.5".  Large, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form.  Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Growing: USDA zone 5b through 9b.  Can be used for cut flower, garden, landscape, pillar or shrub.  Vigorous.  Shade tolerant.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.

Notes

6–12 ft bushy shrub or climber with cream-pink to white single-petal clusters; generally disease-resistant but prone to blackspot.