Alba Roses

Albas have the disadvantage that they bloom but once a year. When I was new to roses I saw this as being a big disadvantage; but since then I have come to see it as an advantage. The roses, instead, spend their energy building up into nicely branched shrubby plants. And when they do blossom, they cover themselves in fragrant blossoms with a kind of reckless abandon seen only in polyanthas and some old ramblers. There may be a half dozen or a dozen roses outside the alba class that are as well branched, disease resistant, foliferous, cold hardy, shade tolerant, drought resistant, and fragrant. Or there may be none. Rugosas, generally are not quite so well branched or disease resistant. Hybrid musks, generally, are not so liberal with their fragrance. Most gallicas are not quite so well branched. The class is not big, but a rose garden without a handful of these strikes me to be as unthinkable as a restaurant that serves nothing at all to drink.

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Cultivar	Class	Color	Fragrance	Breeder	Hardiness
Alba Maxima	Alba	White	Strong		Zone 4
Alba Semi-Plena	Alba	White	Strong		Zone 4
Amelia	Alba	Candy Pink	Strong	Vibert	Zone 4
Belle Amour	Alba	Candy Pink	Powerful		Zone 4
Celestial	Alba	Pink	Strong		Zone 4
Chloris	Alba	Pale Pink	Moderate	Descemet	Zone 5
Felicite Parmentier	Alba	Pale Pink	Strong	Parmentier	Zone 4
Great Maiden?s Blush	Alba	Shell Pink	Strong		Zone 4
Jeanne d?Arc	Alba	White	Strong	Vibert	Zone 4
K?nigin von Danemark	Alba	Pink	Strong	Booth	Zone 4
Madame Legras de St. Germain	Alba	White	Strong		Zone 4
Madame Plantier	Alba	White	Powerful	Plantier	Zone 4
Maiden?s Blush	Alba	Shell Pink	Strong		Zone 4
Morning Blush	Alba	Pink/Yellow Blend	Moderate	Sievers	Zone 4
Pompon Blanc Parfait	Alba	White	Moderate	Verdier	Zone 5
Summer Blush	Alba	Crimson	Strong	Sievers	Zone 4
The Alexandra Rose	Alba	Pink/White		Austin

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