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| Category: Shrub |
| Family: Rosaceae (Roses) |
| Origin: Garden Origin |
| Flower Color: White |
| Bloomtime: Spring/Fall |
| Fragrant Flowers: Yes |
| Synonyms: ['Korbin, 'Fée des Neiges'] |
| Parentage: (R. 'Robin Hood' x R. 'Virgo') |
| Height: 4-6 feet |
| Width: 3-5 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: <15° F |
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Rosa 'Iceberg' (White Shrub Rose) - A popular shrub rose that has double white flowers, held in large clusters that are medium sized, open wide and then fall cleanly from the plant. The plant itself is a strong shrub that is bushy and well branched with smooth slender stems and glossy rich green foliage. Very vigorous variety that is disease resistant. 'Iceberg' also known as 'Fée des Neiges' and 'Korbin is a repeat rebloming floribunda bred by Kordes in Germany and is the result of a cross between 'Robin Hood', a Pemberton bred hybrid musk (1927), and 'Virgo' a large flowered hybrid tea rose(1947). Its ever present double white flowers, often with a flush of pink in spring and fall, are lightly fragrant. The flowers are medium sized in large clusters and open wide then fall cleanly from the plant. The plant itself is a strong trouble free shrub that is bushy and well branched with smooth slender stems and glossy rich green foliage. 'Iceberg' can build up to 6-7 feet tall or be lightly pruned to maintain a 4 foot height. This rose has won many awards including the National Rose Society Gold Medal in 1958, the Baden-Baden Gold Medal in 1958, the ADR Anerkannte Deutsche Rose (Germany) in 1960, the World's Favorite Rose in 1983 and the Royal Horticulture Society Award of Garden Merit in 1993.
This information about Rosa 'Iceberg' displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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