We’re showcasing some of our top white rose choices today. Here are the names and images of our top white rose varietals.
You’ve come to the ideal place if you’ve decided to plant roses in your yard and want to ensure they have gorgeous white flowers! Let’s examine some of our top white rose cultivars to add to your garden this year!
1. Alba Maxima
Scientific Name: Rosa ‘Alba Maxima’
Plant Type: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Part Shade, Full sun
Plant Size: 5-6 feet
Hardiness Zones: 4-11
‘Alba Maxima,’ a plant for history buffs, has been grown throughout Europe for many years. Adding this rose to your garden can help you reconnect with a rich history. It is thought to be the White Rose of York in the renowned War of the Roses, which began in 1455.
‘Alba Maxima’ has a striking display of creamy white to pale pink double blooms together with distinctively serrated foliage. This rose will catch people’s attention in your yard as it grows up to 6 feet tall and equally wide.
This gorgeous plant smells strongly like fruit. It has a single, spectacular springtime bloom each year that is well worth the wait. “Alba Maxima” is a fantastic option for challenging garden settings because it is hardy and can flourish in extremely poor soils.
2. Iceberg
Scientific Name: Rosa ‘KORbin’
Plant Type: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Part Shade, Full sun
Plant Size: 4-15 feet
Hardiness Zones: 5-11
A classic is the shrub rose Iceberg. This lovely perennial, which was first cultivated in the 1950s, is still quite appealing. With captivating, snow-white blooms that last until the first frost, the Iceberg is ideal for a surreal garden nook.
3. Madame Hardy
Scientific Name: Rosa ‘Madame Hardy’
Plant Type: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Part Shade, Full sun
Plant Size: 4-5 feet
Hardiness Zones: 5-11
‘Madame Hardy’ should be on your must-have list if you adore the beauty and scent of antique roses. The fragrant scent of the totally double white blossoms will fill your yard with perfume. It blooms for a single, long time in late spring and early summer.
4. White Flower Carpet
Scientific Name: Rosa ‘’
Plant Type: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Part Shade, Full sun
Plant Size: 1 – 2.5 feet
Hardiness Zones: 5-9
This is the perfect ground cover rose if you’re searching for something small and bushy with all-white blooms. It grows to only 60 cm by 60 cm so don’t be concerned, even though its blossoms resemble Rambling Rector. It’s quite healthy.
5. Pope John Paul II
Scientific Name: Rosa ‘JACsegra’
Plant Type: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Part Shade, Full sun
Plant Size: 4 – 5 feet
Hardiness Zones: 5-9
These tea roses look great in a country garden or growing in a big pot on an urban patio, but they’re also sophisticated enough for a meeting with the pope.
The flowers on sparsely thorny stems can grow up to five inches in diameter. And when the bushes reach maturity, they grow to a height of four or five feet, with a spread of roughly three feet.
Even though tea roses typically seem so fragile, this shrub is hardy, resistant to disease, and blooms frequently in the spring and again in the early fall.
6. Gourmet Popcorn
Scientific Name: Rosa ‘WEOpop’
Plant Type: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Part Shade, Full sun
Plant Size: 18-28 feet
Hardiness Zones: 4-9
The moniker ‘Gourmet Popcorn’ comes from fat buds and crisp white blooms with yellow centers. Throughout the summer, the abundant clusters of completely double blooms appear on top of the disease-resistant, dark green leaves.
7. Sugar Moon
Scientific Name: Rosa ‘WEKmemolo’
Plant Type: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Plant Size: 3-5 feet
Hardiness Zones: 6-9
The hybrid tea rose known as the Sugar Moon rose has big, pointed, white flowers that have a lunar-like appearance. Its dark green foliage accentuates the blossoms, and its rich, sweet scent is a cross between old-fashioned rose and citrus.
Sugar Moon roses are robust, bushy, disease-resistant bushes that can reach heights of three to four feet. They are best suited for tropical areas and bloom from June to September.
8. Winter Magic
Scientific Name: Rosa ‘FOUmagic’
Plant Type: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Plant Size: 18-20 feet
Hardiness Zones: 5-9
Visitors to your yard will be enchanted by this magical little rose. “Winter Magic” has a subtle lavender undertone that sets it apart from other silvery beauties. It’s a lovely option for window boxes or containers because it’s only 20″ tall.
Many gardeners don’t think miniature roses are resilient and sturdy, but these unique small flowers can keep growing strong for many years! Place them in coordinating containers to border your entryway, or use them to create a miniature fairy garden.
The delicate grey-to-lilac white colour of “Winter Magic” gives it a contemporary feel. Plant them where you can enjoy their lovely citrus aroma in the full sun. They make the ideal accent for bolder, cooler colours.
9. Snow Goose
Scientific Name: Rosa ‘AUSpom’
Plant Type: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Plant Size: 18-10 feet
Hardiness Zones: 5-11
Look at the lovely “Snow Goose” if you enjoy the way white roses drape gracefully over arbours and sculptures. The focal point of the Shakespeare exhibit at the Huntington Botanical Garden in California, this unique English rose will also be the center of attention in your backyard.
A rambling shrub with exquisite daisy-like blooms, “Snow Goose” flowers repeatedly. Although “Snow Goose” roses bloom intermittently throughout the summer, rambling roses typically only bloom once a year.
Hikers have a penchant for climbing, and this little, fluffy rose can reach as high as ten feet with sturdy assistance. When utilized to balance off the formality of the garden’s topiaries and statues, “Snow Goose” creates a striking visual effect. To promote additional blossoms, deadhead it following the first spring flush.
10. Sombreuil
Scientific Name: Rosa ‘Sombreuil’
Plant Type: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Plant Size: 8–12 feet
Hardiness Zones: 6-11
“Sombreuil” yields magnificent, fragrant, petal-filled, flat blooms that all fall long. This gorgeous white climbing rose looks great trained up a porch pillar or planted in a modest arbor. Combine it with clematis to create a stunning bouquet.
11. Boule de Neige
Scientific Name: Rosa ‘Zephirine Drouhin’
Plant Type: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Full sun, Part shade
Plant Size: 4–6 feet
Hardiness Zones: 5-10
Snowball in French With its petite clusters of white flowers that resemble camellias and have a velvety touch, this classic French rose is sure to delight. One of the rare antique roses that produces powerful scents and repeat blossoms is this one. It has a 1.5-meter maximum height and a rather small 1-meter spread.
12. Honor
Scientific Name: Rosa ‘JAColite’
Plant Type: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Plant Size: 4–6 feet
Hardiness Zones: 7-11
“Honor” is the perfect white rose fit for a florist! “Honor,” an All America Rose Selection from 1980, features elegant, porcelain blossoms that are ideal for cutting. Occasionally, blooms have a faint rose-red tint around the edges, emphasizing their graceful shape.
When cut, “Honor” has a lengthy vase life and a subtle tea aroma. To honor a loved one, plant it or give it as a gift. But be aware that this hybrid tea is sensitive to downy mildew. It is better to grow “Honor” in regions where summer temperatures often rise above 80°F, as this will ensure that the pesky pathogen is killed out.