It features ruffled, double, white blooms (to 2-4 diameter) in clusters from May to frost. Despite heapings of abuse (starting out in a body bag from a big box store, heavy soil, skimpy sun, bungled pruning and thuggy bindweed growing over it each. 'KORbin' ('Fee des Neiges', 'Schneeittchen', Sneeuwwitje'), commonly sold under the trade name ICEBERG, is an upright, well-branched floribunda rose that typically grows to 3-5’ tall and to 2-3’ wide. We will incorporate comments that we receive from others as well, and welcome hear from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they have knowledge of cultural information we do not mention that would aid others in growing Rosa 'Iceberg'. Genus name comes from the Latin name for rose. We also consider observations that we have made of it growing in the nursery's garden and in other gardens, as well how it has performed in our crops out in the nursery field. The information displayed on this page is based on research conducted about this plant in our library and from reliable online sources. This rose has won many awards including the National Rose Society Gold Medal in 1958, the Baden-Baden Gold Medal in 1958, the ADR Anerkannte Deutsche Rose (Germany) in 1960, the World's Favorite Rose in 1983 and the Royal Horticulture Society Award of Garden Merit in 1993. 'Iceberg' can build up to 6-7 feet tall or be lightly pruned to maintain a 4 foot height. The plant itself is a strong trouble free shrub that is bushy and well branched with smooth slender stems and glossy rich green foliage. The flowers are medium sized in large clusters and open wide then fall cleanly from the plant. Its ever present double white flowers, often with a flush of pink in spring and fall, are lightly fragrant. 'Iceberg' also known as 'Fée des Neiges' and 'Korbin is a repeat rebloming floribunda bred by Kordes in Germany and is the result of a cross between 'Robin Hood', a Pemberton bred hybrid musk (1927), and 'Virgo' a large flowered hybrid tea rose(1947). Very vigorous variety that is disease resistant. The plant itself is a strong shrub that is bushy and well branched with smooth slender stems and glossy rich green foliage. Rosa 'Iceberg' (White Shrub Rose) - A popular shrub rose that has double white flowers, held in large clusters that are medium sized, open wide and then fall cleanly from the plant. Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs
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