A much-loved old Rugosa rose, Blanc Double de Coubert (Rosa ‘Blanc Double de Coubert’) is prized for its pure or near white, semi-double blooms and intoxicating clove fragrance. Flowers open from shapely buds through spring and summer, followed by bright orange hips in autumn. Hardy, healthy and tolerant of salt, wind and poor soils — a rose for tough spots that still delivers beauty and scent in abundance.
- Flowers: White, semi-double, 8–10 cm; repeat flowering spring to autumn
- Fragrance: Very strong, spicy clove and old-rose scent
- Size about: 1.5 m h × 1.2 m w
- Rose type: Rugosa Shrub
- Breeder: Cochet-Cochet, France, 1892
- Uses & attributes: Hardy and salt-tolerant, coastal and hedge planting, richly fragrant, decorative hips, low-maintenance
- Other features: Corrugated foliage, bright red-orange hips in autumn
- Disease resistance: ★★★★★
- Also known as: White Rugosa Rose, The Muslin Rose
For helpful advice, see our Rose Growing Guide, Care and Planting Instructions, and Rose Pruning Tips. Consider adding an engraved label to your order so you always know the name of your new rose—and order extra labels for the rest of your rose collection.
Health rating explained:
Assessed in humid, wet conditions:
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ – No disease observed
★ ★ ★ ★ – Only very minor symptoms
We don’t stock lower-rated roses — just the strong, healthy performers our customers (and we!) love. No sprays needed.
References incl:
HelpMeFind Roses. (n.d.). Rosa ‘Blanc Double de Coubert’. Retrieved November 27, 2025
Royal Horticultural Society. (n.d.). Rosa rugosa ‘Blanc Double de Coubert’. RHS Plant Finder.
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