'Old Pink Moss' Rose

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'Old Pink Moss' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Centifolia Muscosa
• Centifolia Muscosa 'Communis'
• Common Moss
• Communis
• Double Moss Rose
• Moss Provence
• Mousseau Ancien
• Mousseuse à fleurs doubles
• Mousseuse rose
• Muscosa
• Muscosa Multiplex
• Old Moss
• Pink Moss (moss, Unknown, 1700)
• Rosa centifolia f. muscosa C.K.Schneid.
• R. centifolia muscosa
• Rosa muscosa
• Rosa muscosa communis
• Rosa muscosa staxon multiplex Redouté & Thory
• Rosa x centifolia 'Muscosa'
• Rosier Mousseux
• Rosier mousseux à fleurs doubles

Also referenced as: Mousseuse rouge, R. muscosa multiplex

HMF Ratings:

6 favorite votes.
EXCELLENT- overall member rating.

ARS:

Medium pink Moss.
Registration name: Communis
Exhibition name: Centifolia Muscosa

Origin:

Discovered in (circa 1696) by Unknown.

Class:

Centifolia, Moss.

Bloom:

Pink. Strong fragrance. up to 50 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. Mossed buds.

Habit:

Bushy, well-branched. Large, matte, light green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height of 4' to 6' (120 to 185 cm). Width of 4' to 5' (120 to 150 cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

sport of Rosa centifolia L.

Notes:

'Old Moss' known at Carcasonne in France around 1696 - see References.