'Seafoam' is a small hybrid floribunda shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by Ernest W. Schwartz and released in 1963. Parentage is [White Dawn ® × Pinocchio (floribunda, Kordes, 1940)] × [ White Dawn ® × Pinocchio (floribunda, Kordes, 1940)] × [White Dawn ® × Pinocchio (floribunda, Kordes, 1940)] This vigorous shrub will grow 2-4 feet tall and spread 5-6 feet wide. In warm winter areas, it may get larger and be evergreen. It does best in full sun and average, moist, well-drained garden soil. Prune in late winter to remove dead or diseased canes and to control size. Mulch to help retain moisture and water during dry spells. The flowers of Seafoam are a white blend with occasional light pink shading. They are 2-3 inches across, fully double, and mildly fragrant. They appear in clusters and bloom in flushes throughout the season. The glossy dark green foliage appears on canes with prickles. Seafoam can be used as a ground cover or cascading over a pot or wall. It could be trained to a trellis if desired. Use it in the English, cottage or cutting garden. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses. Good disease resistance. VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers," a plant identification course developed in partnership with Longwood Gardens. More information on Rosa .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Fills a similar nicheRosa Baby Blanket® 'KORfullwind'Rosa Child 's Play™ ' SAVachild'Rosa 'Sally Holmes'
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
Clay; Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Available space
3 feet-6 feet; 6-feet-12 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in. | Width: 5 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
6 - Vine (vertical)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Climbing; Spreading
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf feel
Glossy; Leathery
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Small, glossy green, leathery
Flower color
Cream/Tan; Pink; White
Flower value
Fragrant
Flower shape
Cup; Dome
Flower size
1-3 inches
Flower detail
White blend flowers may have some pink shading are 2-3 inches wide with a mild fragrance. They appear in clusters and are fully double with 26-40 petals. Blooms nearly continuously.
Bloom time
Fall; Spring; Summer
Stem color
Green
Stem detail
Green stems with prickles
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Attracts
Bees
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Rock Wall; Vertical Spaces
Landscape theme
Cottage Garden; Cutting Garden; English Garden
Design feature
Border; Mass Planting
Garden tags
#English garden #cutting garden #groundcover #white flowers #spreading #cascading #trellis #long bloom season #cottage garden #fragrant flowers #shrub rose