Snövit™

Bedding rose

- – D. A. Koster; F. J. Grootendorst

Sparkling pure white, completely free of any undertones. - polyantha bedding rose - unscented rose - no noticeable fragrance

– Compact, bushy habit for neat bedding designs.
– Sparkling pure white blooms with pompon form.
– Flowers in abundant, repeated clusters all season.
– Glossy, mid‑green foliage enhances snow‑white flowers.
– Almost thornless shoots, easy to handle and maintain.
– Special feature: Ideal for uniform, fast ground coverage in mass plantings.

Project (landscape architecture / mass use)

pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted rose cutting

29,56 £

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SNÖVIT™ – white bedding polyantha rose - Koster & Grootendorst

Uniformity and fast ground coverage make SNÖVIT™ a reliable polyantha bedding option for professional beds, edging and low hedges where a compact, bushy structure and dense, glossy foliage are needed to deliver quick visual closure. Its almost thornless habit supports efficient handling from pharmaROSA® NEONATAL own-root trays through to 1.5–2 L containers and dense, bush-trained finished plants aimed at project mass planting. The sparkling, white pompon clusters, with well-holding colour, give a consistent, high-contrast effect that reads clearly in public and park settings, while moderate self-cleaning keeps maintenance predictable at medium input levels. On own roots, stands build up into durable hedging and bedding units with renewable growth and stable form, supporting longer-run landscape contracts. Developed for scalable, professional propagation, this material fits nursery and integrator systems serving landscape contractors and project-based wholesalers, including schemes in cooler UK regions where winter and wind tolerance underpin dependable supply. In typical programmes, roots establish in year one, shoots structure in year two and full ornamental value is reached from year three onward, supporting planned roll-out across multi-phase projects and cultivar collections in thematic rose gardens and show plantings.

Usage options

Target area	Reasoning
Mass bedding for landscape projects	Fast coverage and compact, bushy growth make this cultivar well suited to project mass planting where dense, uniform finished bushes are required on reliable 1.5–2 L production. With medium maintenance and occasional plant protection, it supports predictable quality standards and a uniform, dense, bush-trained release form for large planting blocks that need to read as one surface in public parks and estates, reinforcing the fast coverage – uniformity positioning for landscape contractor.
Low hedges and edging lines	The tidy 50–75 cm height and spread enable precise edging and low hedge runs that stay inside design lines without heavy pruning, while the compact, bushy habit from own-root propagation delivers homogeneous stands along paths and borders. Using pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cuttings into 1.5–2 L pots, then releasing a uniform bush-trained product, allows nurseries to offer repeatable edging modules that meet project specifications and brand demands for consistent structural form in the project (landscape architecture / mass use) channel for project-serving wholesaler.
White-theme and contrast beds	The sparkling pure white, cluster-flowered display with good colour holding is ideal for monocolour schemes and contrast beds against darker foliage or hard landscaping in public-realm work. Because the colour remains clean from creamy bud to uniform snow-white full bloom with only soft ivory edges before fading, growers can schedule dense, bush-trained finished products that maintain visual clarity through prolonged flowering, aligning with thematic rose garden and collection concepts and enhancing the main value proposition of fast coverage and visual uniformity for integrator networks.
Container and small-hedge production	The compact 50–75 cm habit and dense foliage make it efficient in 1.5–2 L containers as a ready hedge-unit or edging pot for project planting, while own-root stock supports regeneration after trimming in production and onsite. Moderate warm–dry tolerance means that, once planted with irrigation provision, containers establish reliably in amenity beds and park settings, linking nursery propagation beds closely with finished project modules and providing a flexible, bush-trained release form that can also be consolidated into larger groupings up to around 40–50 L where needed for public-realm supplier.
Low-maintenance park and housing estates	Moderate self-cleaning, combined with black spot resistance and medium overall disease resistance, helps to keep routine maintenance manageable, particularly where budgets focus on periodic rather than intensive visits. From pharmaROSA® NEONATAL tray material, growers can build robust own-root blocks that tolerate regular trimming and medium plant protection, giving estates and parks a stable, long-lived white bedding unit consistent with the project mass planting profile and the fast coverage – uniformity promise valued by maintenance contractor.
Child-friendly and access-sensitive plantings	The almost thornless character is an operational advantage in school grounds, residential schemes and access routes where contact with plants is likely and safety, ease of pruning and handling are critical. Propagation on own roots from young tray plants supports regeneration after accidental damage and simplifies re-forming of plants without graft considerations, which is useful for municipal and institutional frameworks that favour robust, low-risk shrub material aligned with public park and streetscape specifications serving municipal buyer.
Thematic rose and heritage collections	As a historic 1929 Dutch polyantha, this cultivar fits well into themed rose gardens and heritage collections requiring identifiable, long-lived clones maintained on their own roots. The dense, bushy, compact structure and pure white pompon clusters are visually distinct for collection beds, while pharmaROSA® NEONATAL material supports long-term cultivar maintenance stands where identity and renewal capacity are critical, matching the thematic rose garden / collection focus and helping nurseries underpin curated ranges for collection-focused nursery.
Cooler-region public-realm schemes	H7 hardiness with tolerance to around -21 – -18 °C supports dependable performance in cooler and more exposed UK sites where winter survival and wind resistance are basic tender criteria. Using uniform, dense, bush-trained finished plants grown from own-root cuttings, nurseries can supply mass-planting units designed to persist over multiple contract cycles, giving landscape specifiers confidence for schemes in regions where reliable winter and wind tolerance is an important factor in framework and tender decisions for regional framework supplier.

Finished-product ideas

Project bedding white blocks – High-volume 1.5–2 L bush-trained units for uniform white bedding carpets using compact habit and fast coverage – for landscape contractor supply.
Low hedge and edging line – Repeated modules in 1.5–2 L pots forming near-thornless, compact edging for paths and car parks, emphasising safety and structural uniformity – for municipal and housing-estate tenders.
Heritage collection polyantha – Own-root propagation batches curated as a historic white polyantha element in thematic rose gardens, using durable bush form and distinct pompon clusters – for collection-led nurseries and estates.
White contrast container series – Dense 1.5–2 L containers offering clean white cluster display for contrast blocks in public projects, built on colour stability and compact growth – for project-serving wholesalers.
Child-friendly school-ground hedge – Short, continuous hedge runs from container-grown, almost thornless bushes supplying safe, resilient boundaries with quick visual closure – for education-sector and community contractors.

Technical cultivar profile

Parameter	Data
Name and registration	Polyantha bed rose marketed as SNÖVIT™ – white bedding polyantha rose – Koster & Grootendorst; group: bed rose, shrub-type polyantha; not registered under a separate formal cultivar denomination.
Origin and breeding	White colour mutation of ‘Dick Koster’, bred in the Netherlands by D. A. Koster and F. J. Grootendorst, M. Koster & Zonen, around 1929; widely recognised as a historic polyantha for bedding use.
Growth and structural characteristics	Compact, bushy shrubs 50–75 cm high and wide with dense, mid-green glossy foliage; almost thornless shoots facilitate handling and trimming; structure supports uniform mass bedding, edging and low hedge lines.
Flower morphology	Semi-double pompon to ball-shaped clusters, 13–25 petals, small 0.5–1.5 inch blooms, borne in multi-flowered inflorescences; remontant, with abundant second flush supporting extended bedding effect.
Colour data and phenology	Sparkling pure white flowers; buds creamy to milky-white, opening to chalk-white with pearlescent surface and snow-white full bloom; edges fade softly to ivory, overall colour holds moderately well in bedding use.
Fragrance and aroma	No noticeable fragrance; primarily an ornamental bedding and structural shrub where visual effect, colour clarity and coverage are prioritised over scent, suitable for sites where neutral fragrance is preferred.
Hip characteristics	Rosehip set generally slight; where present, produces small spherical red hips around 6–9 mm diameter, with limited visual impact on the overall bedding and edging appearance in landscape plantings.
Resistance and winter hardiness	Hardy to approximately -21 – -18 °C (RHS H7, USDA 6b, Swedish zone 3); disease profile: moderate overall, resistant to black spot with moderate susceptibility to powdery mildew and rust; moderate heat and drought tolerance.
Horticultural recommendations	Suited to flower beds, edging, containers and low hedges in parks and projects; medium maintenance with occasional plant protection; recommended as uniform, dense bush-trained finished product for project mass planting in 1.5–2 L pots.

SNÖVIT™ supports uniform mass bedding through compact, bushy, almost thornless plants on predictable own-root stands, offering fast visual coverage and long-term regeneration; please contact us to align on propagation volumes and delivery scheduling.

Detailed product attributes

Product Identification Data

Product Name: SNÖVIT™ – white bedding polyantha rose - Koster & Grootendorst

Product Type: pharmaROSA® NEONATAL - rooted rose cutting

Product Quality: -

Cultivar Authenticity: Verified:12.11.2025

Cultivar Quality Rating: premium silver

Item Number: [472] 20-109 (14.02.2026) pharmarosaneonatal.co.uk

Name and Registration

Meaning of Cultivar Name: In Swedish the name is Hófehérke, the name of the fairytale character Snow White.

Cultivar Synonym: Blanche Neige; Koster Blanc; Weisse Dick Koster; White Dick Koster; White Koster; Witte Koster

Registered Cultivar Name: -

Original Trade Name: Snövit

Former Name: -

Current Trade Name: Snövit™ Bedding rose Koster & Grootendorst

American Rose Society Approved Exhibition Name: Snövit

Rose Group: Polyantha

Commercial Type: polyantha bedding rose

Commercial Group: Bed rose

Exhibition Category: shrub rose

Collection: Bedding rose

Origin and Breeding

Initial Distributor: -

Introduction Year: 1929 (presumed)

Registration Year: unregistered variety

Breeder: D. A. Koster; F. J. Grootendorst

Breeding Company / Institution: M. Koster & Zonen (Netherlands)

Breeding Year: Netherlands, 1929

Parentage: the white colour mutation of the 'Dick Koster' polyantha rose

Awards and Honours

Global and Lifetime Awards: -

Horticultural Ratings and Recommendations: -

Competition and Show Awards: -

Collectors' Recommendations: -

Growth and Structural Characteristics

Height: 1.6-2.5ft (50-75 cm)

Spread: 1.6-2.5ft (50-75 cm)

Growth Habit: compact, bushy

Foliage: The variety has dense foliage; its leaves have a glossy surface and a mid-green shade (approx. RHS 137A).

Prickliness: almost thornless

Self-Cleaning Description: Some spent flowers fall off naturally, but occasional removal of spent blooms is advisable to maintain a tidy appearance.

Self-Cleaning Intensity: Self-cleaning: moderate.

Flower Morphology

Petal Count: 13-25

Flower Fullness: semi-double

Flower Shape: ball, pompon

Flower Size: S (0,5-1,5 in)

Inflorescence Type: cluster-flowered

Colour Code: ARS code: w RHS code: 155C (outer), 155D (inner)

Repeat Flowering: Remonts well; its second flowering is also abundant.

Colour Data and Phenology

Colour: white

Flower Colour Description: Sparkling pure white, completely free of any undertones.

Closed Bud: Milky-white petals with a pale, greenish‑white tip.

Newly Opened Flower: Chalk-white petals with a delicately pearlescent surface.

Full Bloom: Uniform snow-white colour, with the petal bases slightly milky-white in tone.

Before Fading: The petal edges fade to a soft ivory shade.

Colour Fading Description: The colour holds well; the buds open from creamy to pure white and fade only slightly.

Colour Retention Level: moderate

Fragrance and Aroma

Fragrance Strength: unscented rose

Fragrance Character: no noticeable fragrance

Pollinator Attraction: Semidouble (13–25 petals) flowers moderately attract pollinators, because the semidouble form and only partially accessible stamens reduce nectar and pollen accessibility compared with simple flowers.

Pollinator-Friendly Rating: Semi-double flowered variety, attracts pollinators to a limited extent and is therefore primarily ornamental

Soap and Cosmetic Use: -

Hip Characteristics

Maximum Hip Diameter: 6-9 mm

Hip Shape: spherical

Hip Colour: red

Hip Comment: Rosehip formation is expected to be slight, producing spherical red rosehips 6–9 mm in diameter.

Resistance and Hardiness

Hardiness (°C): -21–-18 °C

RHS Hardiness Rating: H7

Swedish Hardiness Zone: Zon 3

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6b

Heat and Drought Tolerance Description: Average warm–dry tolerance. Requires irrigation during prolonged drought.

Heat and Drought Tolerance Level: moderate

Disease Resistance: moderate

powdery mildew – moderate
black spot – resistant
rust – moderate

Horticultural Recommendations

Recommended product path: Project mass planting

Recommended target pot: 1.5–2 L

Release form: Uniform, dense, bush-trained finished product

Recommended use: Maintenance requirement medium; occasionally requires plant protection.

Primary Uses: flower bed, edging, container, low hedge, park

Comments

Positioning: Project (landscape architecture / mass use)

Target customer/channel: Landscape contractor, project-serving wholesaler / maintenance

Main value proposition: Fast coverage – uniformity

SNÖVIT™ – white bedding polyantha rose - Koster & Grootendorst

Sparkling pure white, completely free of any undertones. - polyantha bedding rose - unscented rose - no noticeable fragrance

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Inflorescence: cluster-flowered Height: 1.6-2.5ft (50-75 cm) Flower shape: ball, pompon Winter hardiness: 6b white - - polyantha bedding rose - Flower size: S (0,5-1,5 in) Flower size: S (0,5-1,5 in) - Height: 1.6-2.5ft (50-75 cm) Height: 1.6-2.5ft (50-75 cm) - Flower fullness: semi-double Snövit™ - Roses in the garden | pharmaROSA® Neonatal - premium silver D. A. Koster; F. J. Grootendorst

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PharmaRosa® NEONATAL is the cost‑effective starting point for rose product production.

As a uniform, own‑rooted propagation material, it provides a stable basis for further growing-on and can be integrated flexibly into different finished product production technologies.
Rooted in trays (rooted), 3–6‑month‑old, own‑rooted rose cutting.
Uniform developmental stage, with a root system that has thoroughly penetrated the plug.
For professional growing‑on.
Tray packaging: 10 pcs/tray.
Quality and varietal identity: production supported by a dedicated identification and traceability logic.
Can be transplanted during frost‑free periods, designed for finished product production.

PharmaRosa® NEONATAL provides a controlled, uniform starting stock for planned growing‑on that can be integrated into your own technology – especially where scheduling and varietal identity are paramount.

PharmaRosa® NEONATAL own-rooted rose propagation material in a plug, with a root system penetrating the plug (semi-finished product / semi-finished rose). PharmaRosa® NEONATAL rose propagation material size: 3–6‑month‑old, own-rooted cutting with a uniform developmental stage. PharmaRosa® NEONATAL tray stock: own-rooted rose propagation material in trays, uniform developmental stage (10 pcs/tray).

Captions (from left to right): Semi-finished product (NEONATAL own-rooted rose propagation material in a plug with a fully developed root system) • Size demonstration (3–6‑month‑old, uniform cutting) • Root system detail (plug penetrated by the root system) • Tray stock (10 pcs/tray, uniform developmental stage)