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Rosa × alba, the white rose of York, is a hybrid rose of unknown parentage [1] that has been cultivated in Europe since ancient times. [2] It may have originally been grown mainly for the sweet scent of the flowers, but is now also used as a winter-hardy garden shrub. [2] Cultivated forms have white or pink flowers, and most have many petals.
The Yorkist rose is used in the seal of the City of York, Pennsylvania, which is known as "White Rose City". The town's minor league baseball team, which played in different leagues for several decades, was called the York White Roses. The white rose appears on one of the hats for York's current minor league baseball team, the York Revolution.
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The flag features a "rose-en-soleil" device first used by Edward IV upon his accession to the throne, combining the White Rose of the House of York with the Sun emblem used by his royal predecessor, Richard II. In essence the rose-en-soleil is a more elaborate version of the white rose emblem associated with the county and had been used by the ...
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The Tudor rose is a combination of the Red Rose of Lancaster and the White Rose of York. The Tudor rose (sometimes called the Union rose) is the traditional floral heraldic emblem of England and takes its name and origins from the House of Tudor, which united the House of Lancaster and the House of York. The Tudor rose consists of five white ...
York City has two hospitals; WellSpan York Hospital and UPMC Memorial Hospital. Founded in 1880, WellSpan York Hospital is located on the edge of York City on the border of Spring Garden Township and is a regional specialty center, featuring a level 1 trauma center, a stroke center, and level 3 NICU. The hospital employs more than 5,000 people ...
Rosa 'Honor', (aka JAColite ), is a white blend hybrid tea rose cultivar, developed by William Warriner, and introduced into the United States by Jackson & Perkins in 1980. The cultivar was the recipient of the Portland Gold Medal in 1978 and was an All-America Rose Selections winner in 1980.