Rosa 'Henry Hudson' is a white blend Hybrid rugosa cultivar, bred by Canadian rose breeder, Felicitas Svejda in 1966.

She moved to Canada in 1953, and was hired by the Canadian Department of Agriculture's research division in Ottawa, Ontario.

[4] With no prior knowledge of roses, Svejvda developed a successful rose-breeding program at the Central Experimental Farm (CEF) in Ottawa.

It is one of the Explorer Roses that Svejda developed to withstand the harsh Canadian winters and thrive in its short growing season.

The rose was named for Henry Hudson, a 17th-century British seaman and navigator who is best known for his explorations of Canada and the northeastern United States.