[2] crossed by Garteninspektor Max Löbner of Pillnitz, Germany, shortly before World War I;[3] it first flowered in 1917.

[4] The deciduous, elegant[5] and compact multi-stemmed small flowering tree or large shrub, slowly attaining a height of 20 ft (6.1 m) and somewhat wider at maturity, is hardy to USDA Zone 4.

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

The ‘White Rose’ cultivar is characterized by an upright flower form whose petals not become floppy and firm tepals that drop only after the blooms have faded.

But it is possible to grow healthy specimens with proper cultivation techniques, and by checking that plants are disease free when received.