Diff: Sea Foam

{{Cultivar infobox

{{Cultivar infobox

| cultivar = [[Sea Foam]]

| cultivar = [[Sea Foam]]

| selling_names = Sea Foam

| selling_names = Sea Foam

| class = Shrub rose / mannerly short climber

| class = Shrub rose / mannerly short climber

| breeder = E. W. Schwartz

| breeder = E. W. Schwartz

| introduced = 1964

| introduced = 1964

| colour = Creamy white

| colour = Creamy white

| bloom_form = Double repeat-flowering blooms

| bloom_form = Double repeat-flowering blooms

| fragrance = None

| fragrance = None

| repeat_bloom = Successive flushes spring through fall

| repeat_bloom = Successive flushes spring through fall

| height = About 8 ft in Earth-Kind notes when trained

| height = About 8 ft in Earth-Kind notes when trained

| spread = About 4 ft in Earth-Kind notes

| spread = About 4 ft in Earth-Kind notes

| hardiness = Earth-Kind lists zones 4-9

| hardiness = Earth-Kind lists zones 4-9

| disease_resistance = Earth-Kind selection; manage as shrub or short climber with airflow

| disease_resistance = Earth-Kind selection; manage as shrub or short climber with airflow

| rrd_notes = No cultivar should be treated as immune to [[Rose Rosette Disease]].

| rrd_notes = No cultivar should be treated as immune to [[Rose Rosette Disease]].

| parentage = White Dawn x Pinocchio

| parentage = White Dawn x Pinocchio

| patent = Historic cultivar; verify local propagation and sale rules

| patent = Historic cultivar; verify local propagation and sale rules

| best_for = Pillars, low trellises, fences, weeping standards, informal white display

| best_for = Pillars, low trellises, fences, weeping standards, informal white display

}}

}}

== Sea Foam ==

== Sea Foam ==

Sea Foam is useful because it sits between shrub and short climber habits. The key decision is support and training, not just flower colour.

Sea Foam is useful because it sits between shrub and short climber habits. The key decision is support and training, not just flower colour.

=== Growing notes ===

=== Growing notes ===

In humid climates, white flowers may show weather damage and foliage still needs airflow. In cold regions, its hardiness is useful but cane survival depends on exposure.

In humid climates, white flowers may show weather damage and foliage still needs airflow. In cold regions, its hardiness is useful but cane survival depends on exposure.

=== What to photograph ===

=== What to photograph ===

* Whole plant from several feet away, including support or container.

* Whole plant from several feet away, including support or container.

* A fresh bloom and an older bloom.

* A fresh bloom and an older bloom.

* Leaf upper and lower surfaces.

* Leaf upper and lower surfaces.

* Cane base, graft or own-root shoots if visible.

* Cane base, graft or own-root shoots if visible.

* Any disease, mite, herbicide, or RRD-like symptoms with dates and weather context.

* Any disease, mite, herbicide, or RRD-like symptoms with dates and weather context.

=== Common cautions ===

=== Common cautions ===

* Do not plant it where only a compact bedding rose fits.

* Do not plant it where only a compact bedding rose fits.

* Training as a weeping standard is a design choice that requires ongoing pruning.

* Training as a weeping standard is a design choice that requires ongoing pruning.

* Match advice to region, root system, and rose class before pruning or treating.

* Match advice to region, root system, and rose class before pruning or treating.

* Use [[Regional Rose Care Tips]] and local extension or RHS guidance for climate-specific adjustments.

* Use [[Regional Rose Care Tips]] and local extension or RHS guidance for climate-specific adjustments.

=== Community tips ===

=== Community tips ===

* Browse tips for this cultivar: https://roses.iwiki.net/tips?cultivar=Sea+Foam

* Browse tips for this cultivar: https://roses.iwiki.net/tips?cultivar=Sea+Foam

* Add a tip only if it names the region, zone or climate cue, root type when known, and what worked.

* Add a tip only if it names the region, zone or climate cue, root type when known, and what worked.

* Upvote tips that are specific and honest about tradeoffs; report unsafe pesticide or propagation advice.

* Upvote tips that are specific and honest about tradeoffs; report unsafe pesticide or propagation advice.

Use controls lawfully: Current local product label/register wins for any pesticide, fertiliser, or soil amendment use.

Use controls lawfully: Current local product label/register wins for any pesticide, fertiliser, or soil amendment use.

=== Sources ===

=== Sources ===

* [Texas A&M Earth-Kind: Sea Foam](https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/earthkindroses/cultivars/sea-foam/)

* [Texas A&M Earth-Kind: Sea Foam](https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/earthkindroses/cultivars/sea-foam/)

* [Oregon State Extension: Pruning Roses](https://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/flowers-shrubs-trees/pruning-roses)

* [Oregon State Extension: Pruning Roses](https://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/flowers-shrubs-trees/pruning-roses)

* [RHS: How to Grow Roses](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/roses/growing-guide/)

* [RHS: How to Grow Roses](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/roses/growing-guide/)

* [Clemson Extension: Growing Roses](https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/growing-roses/)

* [Clemson Extension: Growing Roses](https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/growing-roses/)

[[Category:Cultivars]]

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[[Category:Cultivar Profiles]]

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[[Category:Regional Notes]]

[[Category:Regional Notes]]