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Common Moss

Genus: Rosa
Class: Moss
Type: Shrub
Parentage: Natural pollination
Trade name: Common Moss
Cultivated: Pre 1720
Flower Double
Colour: Light pink
Form: Flat
Blooming habit: One flush
Fragrance: Very strong
Leaves: Compound and pinnate
Colour: Medium green
Texture: Dull
Prickles: Numerous
Habit: Upright, outwardly spreading
Height: Up to 4' (1.2 m)
Exposure: Minimum 6 hours daily
Bloom time:: June
Disease resistance: Prone to powdery mildew
Hardiness: 4
Location: Artist garden, Zone 4b
Comments: Garden Journal
Source:
- Peter Beales Roses (UK)
References:
- Classic Roses: An Illustrated Encyclopaedia and Grower's Manual of Old Roses, Shrub Roses and Climbers
- The Old Rose Adventurer: The Once-Blooming Old European Roses, and More

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