Variation
var.alba
This shrub is similsr to the species and has pale pink buds that open to white cup-shaped flowers that are up to 90mm (3˝ in) wide.

Cultivars
'Albo-plena'
This shrub forms a low dense habit with a dark green leaves that turn yellow or orange during autumn. It produces double pure white cup shaped flowers in summer but no hips.

'Belle Poitevine'
This shrub forms a compact habit with a dark green leaves that turn yellow or orange during autumn and produces demi-double mauve-pink cup shaped flowers in summer.

'Blanc Double de Coubert'
This vigorous shrub forms a low dense habit with a dark green leaves that turn yellow or orange during autumn and produces semi-double pure white cup shaped flowers in summer.

'Fur Dagmar Hastrup'
This disease resistant shrub forms a compact habit with a dark green leaves that turn yellow or orange during autumn. It produces very fragrant silver pink cup shaped flowers in summer followed by numerous hips.

'Grootendorse'
This selection of cultivar shrubs forms an open habit and produces pink or white cup-shaped flowers during summer. They generally have a lower disease resistance and less attractive.

'Hansa'
This shrub is an open habit and produces lilac pink semi-double cup shaped flowers during summer and are followed by numerous hips.