Plant Profile: Rosa 'Sally Holmes'

Names

Sally Holmes

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Genus:Rosa

Species:

Family:Rosaceae

The renowned 'Sally Holmes' cultivar is a robust, bushy shrub that boasts a subtle fragrance. When adequately supported, it can also thrive as a climbing plant. Its blossoms, measuring 4 to 5 inches, begin as creamy shades accented with pink and yellow stamens, eventually fading to white as the stamens drop off.

In terms of care, it may occasionally face issues with blackspot.

For further details on the Rosa genus, additional resources are available.

Rosa 'Sally Holmes' Feature Summary

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#heat tolerant
#disease resistant
#cpp

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Rosa 'Sally Holmes' Feature Summary

Flowers
Buff to creamy white with gold stamens, Single; 8 petals; blooms in large clusters all season; free flowering
White
Gold/Yellow
Cream/Tan
7 - 20 petals/rays
3-6 inches
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
9a
9b
10a
10b
Leaves

Rosa 'Sally Holmes' Flowers

Rosa 'Sally Holmes': Flower Description

Buff to creamy white with gold stamens, Single; 8 petals; blooms in large clusters all season; free flowering

Rosa 'Sally Holmes': Flower Color

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Cream/Tan
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Gold/Yellow
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White

Rosa 'Sally Holmes': Flower Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Rosa 'Sally Holmes': Flower Petals

2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals

Rosa 'Sally Holmes': Flower Size

1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches

Rosa 'Sally Holmes' Whole Plant Traits

Rosa 'Sally Holmes': Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Rosa 'Sally Holmes': Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Rosa 'Sally Holmes' Cultural Conditions

Rosa 'Sally Holmes': NC Region

Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont

Rosa 'Sally Holmes': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
10a
thermostat
10b
thermostat
5a
thermostat
5b
thermostat
6a
thermostat
6b
thermostat
7a
thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
8b
thermostat
9a
thermostat
9b

Rosa 'Sally Holmes' Leaves

Rosa 'Sally Holmes': Hairs Present

No
Yes

Rosa 'Sally Holmes': Leaf Feel

Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy

Rosa 'Sally Holmes' Stem

Rosa 'Sally Holmes': Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes