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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.
Rose rock (Barite rose) 25 O.S.3§98.1, 1968 State monument Golden Driller: SCR23, 1979 Theatre: Lynn Riggs Players of Oklahoma, Inc. 53 OS § 81 Poem "Howdy Folks" by David Randolph Milsten HCR7, 1941 Pin "OK" pin SCR36, 1982 Beverage: Milk: SCR2, 1985 Soil: Port Silt Loam Cumulic haplustolls: HJR1014, 1987 Meal: Oklahoma state meal:
This group contains some of the oldest garden roses. The shrubs flower once yearly in the spring or early summer with scented blossoms of white or pale pink. They frequently have gray-green foliage and a vigorous or climbing habit of growth. Examples are 'Alba Semiplena', 'White Rose of York'. [22] [24]
The borough and county of Queens in New York City uses a Tudor rose on its flag and seal. [12] The flag and seal of Annapolis, Maryland, features a Tudor rose and a thistle surmounted with a crown. The city of York, South Carolina is nicknamed "The White Rose City", and the nearby city of Lancaster, South Carolina is nicknamed "The Red Rose City".
The club used "York" blue as its colour until the sports union unification in 2012, at which point the official colours changed to black and gold. As of 2025, the club has returned to racing in York blue to reflect its origins and history. The club's blade design is black with a white rose of York. The blazer of the club remains blue with white ...
Its stock parents 'Charlotte Armstrong' (cerise pink) and 'Mirandy' (dark oxblood red) are both 'All American Rose Selections'-roses (awarded in 1940 and 1945). The elegantly tapered buds open into high-centered blossoms with a diameter of about 11–13 cm (4.5–5 in) and can have up to 45–50 petals (which is a high number for a hybrid tea ...
Flowers are bright red and bright white in color with gold stamens. The rose has a moderate apple and rose fragrance. The plant blooms in flushes from spring to autumn. It is very disease resistant and has dark, glossy green foliage. [1] [2] 'Fourth of July' may also be grown as a shrub rose in cooler climates. [3]