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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.