Canadian White Star Rose
January 25th, 2006
Design: George Mander
Date: 1985
This handsome rose was developed by George Mander of Coquitlam, BC and took eleven years of hybridizing to create. A true Canuck, this rose can stand the colder climates and is one of the most durable and disease resistance (it needs no chemical pesticides to thrive) roses ever brought to market. This patent protected and award-winning flower was immortalized on a Canada Post domestic rate postage stamp series (Designed by Gerry Takeuchi), alongside the Agnes, Morden Centennial and Champlain in September of 2001.
-Todd Falkowsky
Entry Filed under: Nature
4 Comments Add your own
1. Lenoard Hofer | June 5th, 2007 at 19:48
this is a very beutiful interesting rose. where could a guy get seed to grow a few. please let me know. thank you
2. George Mander | September 24th, 2007 at 01:43
Dear Mr. Hover,
Canadian White Star does not set any seed-hips. Even if you get a hip to set seeds a hybrid will never produce the identical rose variety.
You would have to buy it as a grafted rose to get the same plant.
The rose is available from Hortico in Ontario, Canada.
Link to Hortico in on my links page.
You can read a lot about hybridizing roses on my home page as well.
George Mander
3. Mark | March 13th, 2008 at 11:16
Would you think this would rose be heat tolerant and/or disease resistant at an altitude of over 500 meters in the state of Alabama? I would like to try it out.
4. Lacey | September 2nd, 2008 at 18:48
It’s such a beautiful rose. I wish it was possible to get it in a bouquet though. Oh well, I guess I’ll have to buy my own plant!
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