❄️ pure white carpet of small pompoms · very winter-hardy · undemanding landscape rose.
Repeat-flowering (summer – autumn). Months are approximate, for the climate of Ukraine.
USDA zone 4b+. All of Ukraine; very hardy.
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Good (≈4/5), especially against black spot — has a reputation as an undemanding landscape variety.
Full sun and partial shade; white flowers may spot from rain.
Abundant, small, glossy, dark green.
Pure white; the centre may be creamy when first opening
Only three neighbours keep the white colour, but they differ in height and flower form; Ballerina adds a pink edge and a very small scale.
Variegated and purple foliage, with pink-white and blue-purple flower clusters, makes a backdrop for a low white drift.
Where to plant. Slopes, borders, groundcover, large drifts, retaining walls, public spaces with minimal maintenance.
Climate. USDA 4b–9b; all of Ukraine; very hardy. Full sun and partial shade; after rain the white flowers may spot.
Care. Minimal care; brief pruning in spring; watering in drought; almost no spraying needed thanks to its resistance.
Name. 'Alba Meidiland' — from the Meilland landscape series 'Meidiland / Meillandécor'; 'Alba' (Latin for 'white') points to its pure white colour.
Breeding. Bred by the Meilland family (Louisette Meilland) in France in 1985; parents: Rosa sempervirens × Marthe Carron.
Significance. An example of a modern, undemanding groundcover rose — abundant white pompoms on a healthy carpet that needs very little attention.
The cultivar’s reference temperature is −29 °C (USDA zone 4b+). Overwintering depends on the conditions. All of Ukraine; very hardy.
Repeat-flowering (summer – autumn).
60–90 cm tall, 120–200 cm wide.
Overall resistance: 4 out of 5. Good, especially against black spot — undemanding.
Sun / partial shade; full sun and partial shade; white flowers may spot from rain.
Almost absent.
