Pure snow-white tone, with a slightly silky sheen. - species rose - mild, restrained-scented rose - delicately floral character
– Graceful rambler for pergolas, arbours and walls.
– Abundant clusters of pure snow‑white pompon blooms.
– Mild, delicately floral fragrance adds refinement.
– Almost thornless growth, easier to handle.
– Good heat and moderate drought tolerance.
– Special feature: Historic 1807 Kerr introduction with RHS Award of Garden Merit.
Everyday elegance – Continuous garden development
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL 2-litre own-root potted rose
19,20 £
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BANKSIAE ALBA – white species rose – Kerr
This historic rambler brings a cloud of small, double white blooms in late spring, perfect for softening walls, pergolas and arbours with effortless elegance. Once established, its own-root vigour supports a long-lived, almost thornless structure that copes well with British summers even in more exposed, breezy gardens with good drainage. The flowers appear in abundant clusters, creating a romantic, cottage-style effect that suits family gardens where you want maximum visual impact from minimal work. Its medium maintenance needs are mainly light pruning and occasional pest checks, with flexible training for coverage over fences or into mature shrubs. In a large container of at least 40–50 litres it can frame a doorway or terrace, then be guided upwards for vertical interest. Over the first few years it knits in steadily, with roots developing first, then strong shoots, before delivering its full ornamental display in the third season for a stable, enduring garden feature that rewards patient gardeners.
BANKSIAE ALBA rose bloom with a mild, delicately floral fragrance.
Usage options
Target area
Reasoning
Front-garden focal pergola
Ideal where you want a single strong statement in a modest front garden: the once-a-year flowering is concentrated into a spectacular, snow-white flush that turns even a simple pergola into a seasonal feature for beginners.
Cottage-style arbour in a family garden
Trains readily over an arbour to create a romantic arch of double pompon blooms, with moderate maintenance limited to tying in and light post-flower pruning, suiting family spaces where you prefer charm over intensive upkeep for homeowners.
Wall-trained climber for around-the-house planting
Its climbing habit and almost thornless stems make it easier to manage against house walls or garage elevations, with fewer snags during tying-in and a gentle, mid-green backdrop outside windows for urbanites.
Park-style specimen in a larger back garden
Given space as a specimen, its arching, fountain-like growth becomes a long-lived structural feature, rewarding patient care with impressive spring flowering that anchors the wider planting design for enthusiasts.
Mixed cottage border with vertical accent
Works well as a tall vertical accent behind perennials and shrubs, its soft white clusters blending easily with blues and purples while the moderate disease resistance suits mixed borders without demanding specialist spraying for hobby-gardeners.
Large container rose near seating or entrance
In a 40–50 litre or larger container, it offers a manageable way to enjoy a historic rambler on patios or small plots, with milder pruning demands and restrained scent that does not overwhelm close seating areas for balcony-owners.
Sheltered but breezy coastal-style garden
Suited to reasonably exposed positions where its good heat tolerance and adaptable root system help it remain reliable, provided the planting area is prepared with soil that sheds excess moisture after heavy weather for coast-dwellers.
Lightly shaded boundary or fence line
Tolerates partial shade, so can brighten a boundary that only gets sun for part of the day; moderate self-cleaning means less time deadheading and more time enjoying the arching white curtain effect for time-poor.
Styling ideas
Cottage Arch – Train over a simple timber arbour, underplant with Campanula carpatica and soft grasses for a romantic front-garden entrance – ideal for cottage-style admirers.
White Pergola – Cover a pergola with its snow-white clusters, adding blue Caryopteris and lavender beneath for a cool-toned scheme – suited to low-maintenance colour harmony seekers.
Soft Wall Veil – Fan it along a warm wall, mixing with climbing clematis in pastel shades for layered bloom interest – perfect for those enhancing plain brick facades.
Parkland Specimen – Let it form a free-standing fountain shape, ringed by Calamintha and groundcover roses for a naturalistic, park-like corner – for gardeners with a little extra space.
Patio Screen – Grow in a 50-litre container against a trellis to create a seasonal privacy screen beside seating, paired with potted herbs and salvias – ideal for compact urban terraces.
Technical cultivar profile
Parameter
Data
Name and registration
Rosa banksiae alba, a botanical rambler from the Banksiae group; commercial type species rose within the Botanical rose collection, marketed as BANKSIAE ALBA – white species rose – Kerr.
Origin and breeding
Species selection introduced by William Kerr for the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in London; bred and first distributed in the United Kingdom around 1807 as an ornamental climbing species.
Awards and recognition
Holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM), indicating reliable garden performance, sound ornamental value and generally good constitution under typical UK conditions when grown with reasonable care.
Growth and structural characteristics
Vigorous climbing habit reaching 400–800 cm in height and 200–400 cm spread; moderately dense, mid-green, slightly glossy foliage and almost thornless stems, best trained to supports or allowed to fountain.
Flower morphology
Small, very double globular pompon blooms, 0.5–1.5 inches across, borne in clustered trusses; each flower with 40 or more petals, not remontant, giving a single, abundant main flowering period in late spring.
Colour data and phenology
Pure snow-white flowers with a silky sheen; buds greenish white, opening cream-white and brightening to white, with excellent colour retention and only slight browning of petal edges as the blooms age and fade.
Fragrance and aroma
Delicately floral fragrance of mild strength, noticeable at close range without dominating nearby seating areas; primarily grown for visual effect rather than strong scent, but adds a gentle atmospheric note.
Hip characteristics
Hip set is limited because of the very double flowers; where pollination succeeds, it can form small, spherical orange hips around 4–8 mm in diameter that add discreet seasonal interest in late season.
Resistance and winter hardiness
Rated to approximately −21 to −18 °C (RHS H7, USDA 6b, Swedish zone 3); disease resistance moderate to main foliar diseases, with good heat tolerance and acceptable drought endurance given supplementary watering.
Horticultural recommendations
Best on well-drained soils with support such as pergolas, arbours or walls; medium maintenance with light annual pruning and occasional pest control; suitable planting distances vary from 180 to 330 cm depending on use.
BANKSIAE ALBA offers spectacular spring clusters, near-thornless growth and adaptable training on a durable own-root framework that will mature gracefully over years, making it a thoughtful choice for relaxed, enduring garden structure.
Detailed product attributes
Product Identification Data
Product Name:
BANKSIAE ALBA – white species rose - Kerr
Product Type:
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL - 2-litre own-root potted rose
Meaning of Cultivar Name:
The name "banksiae" honours Lady Dorothea Banks, while "alba plena" is Latin for "completely white", referring to the fully double white flowers.
Cultivar Synonym:
Banksiae Alba Plen’; Double White Banksian Rose; Lady Banks; White; Paul’s White Banksian; Rosier de Banks à fleurs blanches
Our product is a rose grown with pharmaROSA®’s unique cultivation technology!
2-litre, own-root, potted rose.
With a shoot system appropriate to the season.
With a root system that thoroughly permeates the growing medium.
Quality compliant with the requirements of the E.N.A. (European Nurserystock Association).
Supplied in unique packaging that prevents damage.
Can be planted during frost-free periods.
True-to-variety rose bush with a unique identifier.
The pharmaROSA® own-root potted rose is a well-rooted plant that supports reliable establishment when planted and cared for properly, so it can be planted whenever the soil is not frozen.
Crop overview: several varieties and growth stages in a short crop section.Shoot system: intensive growth of fresh basal shoots on a young plant.Root system: demonstration of a vigorous root system permeating the growing medium, by removing the pot.Balance: mature plant with root system and shoots in harmony with each other.
Information about the videos
The video series is not a “seasonal showcase”; it illustrates the essence of pharmaROSA® own-root cultivation in a tangible way: how the plant is built up, what the root system is like and how the shoot system regenerates. The recordings were therefore made at different times and with plants at various stages of development, so mixed foliage levels and differing stages of growth may appear in the videos. They are not a ‘sample’ of the batch dispatched, but a visual explanation of how the technology works. The current condition of the rose available to order — typical for the given period and similar to what you can expect to receive in the parcel — is shown in the upper part of the product page.
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Company details
PharmaRosa Ltd. Company registration number: 01-09-717479 VAT number: 13075314-2-43 Plant health registration no.: HU130721 Bank account (IBAN): HU85117631891388688400000000 BIC (SWIFT): OTPVHUHB Bank name: OTP Bank Nyrt.
