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Rugosa Alba
- Genus: Rosa
- Species: Rugosa hybrid
- Class: Shrub
- Trade name: Rosa Rugosa var. Alba
- Cultivated: 1870
- Flower Single
- Colour: Pure white
- Size: Large
- Buds: Long, blush pink
- Petal count: 5
- Form: Slightly cupped
- Blooming habit: Remontant (Repeats)
- Fragrance: Strong
- Leaves: Compound and pinnate
- Colour: Dark green
- Texture: Deeply veined, coarse, slightly glossy
- Prickles: Strong
- Habit: Upright
- Height: Up to 5' (1.5 m)
- Exposure: Minimum 6 hours daily
- Bloom time:: Early summer to fall
- Disease resistance: Excellent
- Hardiness: 2
- Location: Artist garden, Zone 4b
- Comments: Garden Journal
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