Petal Pals
hybrid tea · 1910
Mrs. Herbert Stevens
Rosa 'Mrs. Herbert Stevens'
4m to 7.5m
Height
Repeat
Blooming
Full sun
Light
7–9
Zone
Plant & Flower Traits
Rose type
hybrid tea
Bloom size
10cm
Bloom habit
Pointed, scrolled buds opening to loosely petalled, double blooms.
Petal count
Semi-double to double
Flowering
repeat blooming
Habit
climbing
Color
white
Fragrance
strong
Foliage
Dark green
Foliage surface
Glossy
Fragrance Notes
Tea scent
Color Description
Pure white blooms, often tinged with green on the reverse and yellow or peach shadings at the center, opening from long pointed buds.
🌱 Growth & Garden Habits
Light
Full sun
Height
4m to 7.5m
Spread
2.5m
Soil
Fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil.
Hardiness Zone
Zone 7–9
Disease Resistance
Not specified
🌿 Care Guide
Watering
Needs regular watering, at least an inch per week during the growing season, especially during dry spells.
Fertilizer
Apply a general rose or shrub fertilizer in early spring and again in early summer.
Pruning
Prune in late winter or early spring; follows pruning group 17 for climbing roses.
Pests & Diseases
Susceptible to aphids, rose leafhopper, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars, large rose sawfly, rose slugworm sawfly, and rose leaf-rolling sawfly.
🧬 Pedigree
White American Beauty × Niphetos