Key facts
- Growth habit
- Bush
- Flowering
- Repeat-flowering
- Breeder
- Kordes
- Listed for
- United Kingdom
Overview
Ice Cream is a white hybrid tea from Kordes, introduced in 1992. It has a moderate fragrance and grows to roughly 1 m (3 ft) tall with a spread near 0.8 m (2.5 ft). The RHS gave it the Award of Garden Merit in 2002. As a hybrid tea it is a natural choice for cutting, and the white flowers suit pale planting schemes or a formal rose bed.
Ice Cream traits
- Hybrid tea bred by Kordes, 1992
- White flowers with moderate scent
- About 1 m tall and 0.8 m wide
- RHS Award of Garden Merit, 2002
Good for
- Cut flowers
- Formal rose beds
- White garden schemes
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Cream this page | — | Bush | — |
| A Whiter Shade of Pale | — | Bush | — |
| Absolutely Fabulous | — | Bush | — |
| Alexander | — | Bush | — |
| Alpine Sunset | — | Bush | — |
| Amber Queen | — | Bush | — |
| Anne Harkness | — | Bush | — |
Ice Cream FAQ
What kind of rose is Ice Cream?
Ice Cream is a white hybrid tea from Kordes, introduced in 1992. It has a moderate fragrance and grows to roughly 1 m (3 ft) tall with a spread near 0.8 m (2.5 ft).
How does Ice Cream compare with other rose varieties?
Ice Cream: bush. Similar rose varieties include A Whiter Shade of Pale, Absolutely Fabulous, Alexander. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Ice Cream good for?
Ice Cream is grown for cut flowers, formal rose beds, white garden schemes.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every rose variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
- Rose growing guide
- How to Prune Roses: When to Cut and How Hard
- Types of Roses: How the Group Decides the Pruning
- Rose Problems: Black Spot, Powdery Mildew and Aphids
- How to Care for Roses: Feeding, Watering and Deadheading
- Rose Growing Calendar: What to Do in Each Season
- Overwintering Roses: Protecting the Graft and the Canes
- All 321 rose varieties
Source
Source: Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.