'Crested Provins' Rose

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'Crested Provins' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Centifolia Cristata
• Chapeau de Napoléon
• Crested Moss
• Crested Provence
• Crêtée
• Cristata
• R. centifolia cristata
• Rosa centifolia f. muscosa 'cristata' C.K.Schneid.
• R. centifolia muscosa 'cristata'
• Rosa centifolia var. cristata Prévost synonym
• Rosa X centifolia cristata

HMF Ratings:

277 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Medium pink Centifolia.
Registration name: Crested Moss
Exhibition name: Crested Moss

Origin:

Bred by Unknown (before 1826).
Discovered by Kirche / Kirsch (Switzerland, 1826).
Introduced in France by Jean-Pierre Vibert in circa 1828 as 'R. centifolia cristata'.
Introduced in Australia by George J. Smith, Royal Exotic Nursery in 1862 as 'Cristata'.

Class:

Centifolia, Moss.

Bloom:

Pink. Strong, centifolia fragrance. Full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Bushy.

Height: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm). Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 9b. Hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

sport of Centifolia Muscosa 'Communis'

Notes:

The fringed and mossy sepals project from the buds in such a way that they resemble little three-cornered hats like the French tricorne that Napoleon often wore.

DNA analysis has shown that 'Oeillet' is related to 'Crested Provence'. The same study differentiates the latter from 'Cristata' or 'Chapeau de Napoléon'. - see References.

Napoléon was born on 15 August 1769 in Corsica. He was crowned Emperor on 18 May 1804 and died on 5 May 1821 on St. Helena.