Light Needs
Mature Height
Mature Spread
Growing Zones
Snow Pavement may be the easiest and most beautiful rose that you can grow. This rose is a variety of the native Rosa rugosa and naturally has the most pest and disease resistance of any Rose available. Snow Pavement has beautiful semi-double blooms that begin as a delicate, baby pink and fade to brilliant white as they age. The blooming and petals are so dense that when the spent blooms fall on they look like snow on the ground.
Snow Pavement Rose is very resistant to deer and rabbits, but is a great attractor of pollinator insects and birds. The hips ( berries) that form from the spent flowers provide high vitamin C and energy for birds through the winter months. Snow pavement will make a lovely low growing hedge along a driveway or sidewalk. The leathery, crinkled foliage and bristly stems also fit into a cottage garden scheme alongside other traditional favorites such as Foxglove, Shasta Daisy and Cosmos.
Snow Pavement Rose Care
Snow Pavement Rose will bloom best in full sun, but also tolerates shade early or late in the day. Well-drained, average texture soil with a neutral to alkaline pH is suitable. Watering well the first 2-3 years will help this rose to establish well and become more drought tolerant as it matures. Feeding Roses with a well balanced, slow release fertilizer formulated for roses is recommended once in the early spring as the new growth emerges.
Pruning is very easy with Snow Pavement. Early in the spring cutback any dead or dying branches to the ground. Suckers will sometimes pop up and are easily controlled by cutting out under the soil. Deadheading is not necessary during the summer. Mulching with leaves or compost over the winter will help to enrich and make the soil more moisture retentive in future seasons. Snow pavement does not need extra protection measures for winter in the colder hardiness zones. This Rose handles any cold and snow with ease.
Snow Pavement Rose Spacing
Snow Pavement has a very compact and mounding growth habit. The mature height and width tops out at 2-3 feet. Space this Rose at 2 feet on center when planting in a large group or part of an informal hedge.
Snow Pavement Rose Plant Facts
Growing Conditions
- Hardiness ZonesGrowing Zones
- USDA Zones 4 to 8 (perennial); grown as an annual elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown indoors elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown in containers elsewhere (grown as a seasonal crop)
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun (6+ Hours Direct Sun)
- Mature Height
- 2-3 Feet
- Mature Spread
- 3-5 Feet
- Growth Habit
- , Spreading
- Water Needs
- Average
- Root Stock
- Own Root
Flowers & Foliage
- Flower Colors
- , Pink, Purple, White
- Flower Description
- Pink, Purple, White
- Bloom Time
- Late Spring to Fall
- Blooms On
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Both New and Old Wood
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"Blooms on" tells you which stems produce flowers, which decides when it's safe to prune.
- New Wood: Flowers form on stems that grow this season. Prune in late winter or early spring without losing blooms.
- Old Wood: Flower buds form on last year's stems. Prune right after flowering. Pruning in fall or early spring removes next year's blooms.
- Both New and Old Wood: Blooms on last year's stems and again on new growth, so it flowers even after a hard winter or a mistimed pruning. Prune lightly after the first flush of blooms.
- When to Prune
- Lightly, right after the first flush of flowers
- Foliage Color
- , Green
- Foliage Description
- Green
- Foliage Type
- , Deciduous
- Seasonal Interest
- , Summer Flowering, Fall Flowering
Garden Benefits
Plant Overview
- Common Name
- Snow Pavement Rose
- Botanical Name
- ROSA X 'SNOW PAVEMENT'
- Plant Type
- Shrub
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Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors.
Also Known As:
Quart
Plant Age:
~ 6 months - 1 year
Plant Size:
~ 4"-8"
Pot Size:
~ 4.75"H x 4.5"W
Volume:
1.50 quarts
Also Known As:
2.5 Quart Pot
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 8"-12"
Pot Size:
~ 6.5"H x 6.5"W
Volume:
2.20-2.30 quarts
Also Known As:
#1 Container
1 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 10"-14"
Pot Size:
~ 7"H x 7.75"W
Volume:
2.26-3.73 quarts
Also Known As:
#2 Container
2 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1.5 - 3 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-18"
Pot Size:
~ 9.5"H x 9.5"W
Volume:
1.19-1.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#3 Container
3 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 2 - 4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-30"
Pot Size:
~9.5"H x 11"W
Volume:
2.32-2.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#5 Container
5 Gallon
Plant Age:
~3-4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 20" - 60"
Pot Size:
~11" H x 10 1/2” W
Volume:
3.5 - 4 gallons
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