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| Category: Shrub |
| Family: Rosaceae (Roses) |
| Origin: Garden Origin |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: White |
| Bloomtime: Year-round |
| Parentage: (R.'White Dawn' x R.'Pinocchio') |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 3-4 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: < 0 °F |
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Rosa 'Sea Foam' (Groundcover Rose) - A trailing reblooming shrub rose that can be used as a groundcover or cascaded over a wall. It grows to 2 ½ feet tall and spreads to 4 to 5 feet wide with glossy deep green foliage and lightly fragrant double white flowers, occasionally with a blush of pink, that bloom throughout the year in coastal southern California. Plant in full sun with occasional to regular irrigation. It is hardy well below 0°F and useful in USDA Zones 5-11 and some say it can also be grown in Zone 4 and for us it is evergreen! This is a very tough and hardy rose with its small, very glossy leaves providing a perfect foil for the flowers, much like a foam on the edge of a ocean wave. 'Sea Foam' was bred by E. W. Schwartz and introduced by Conrad-Pyle (Star Roses). The parentage of this rose is unusual as it involves the crossing of two hybrids that themselves were the result of crossing the same two roses; White Dawn x Pinocchio x White Dawn x Pinocchio crossed with White Dawn x Pinocchio. Winner of the Rome Gold Medal in 1963 and the American Rose Society David Fuerstenberg Prize in 1968. We began growing this very nice and useful growudcover rose in 1993.
The information about Rosa 'Sea Foam' that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.
Please note that after 46 years in business, San Marcos Growers will be discontinuing nursery operations by the end of 2025 and the property will be developed for affordable housing.
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