'Rosa moschata var. nastarana - in commerce as' Rose

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'Rosa moschata var. nastarana - in commerce as' rose Description

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Photo courtesy of bungalow1056

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Nastarana
• Persian Musk Rose
• Pissardii
• Rosa godefroyae Carr.

HMF Ratings:

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Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Noisette.
Registration name: Nastarana
Exhibition name: Nastarana

Origin:

Discovered by Ernest François Pissard (aka Pissart) (France, 1879).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Paul and Son / George Paul in circa 1880 as 'Pissardii'.
Introduced in France by Alexandre (Honoré) Godefroy-Lebeuf in before 1886 as 'Pissardii'.

Class:

Hybrid Musk, Noisette.

Bloom:

White, pink shading. Small, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy, upright, well-branched.

Height: 15' to 18' (455 to 550cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b and warmer.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Rosa chinensis Jacq. × Rosa moschata Herrm.

Notes:

Parentage uncertain, see References for more information.
Rosa godefroyae Carrière. Rev. Hort., [sér.6], 1886: 261.
Found in Iran by Pissart (1879), decribed and named R. godefroyae by Carriere, France (1886), distributed by the English nursery Paul & Son as 'Pissardii' and now in commerce as 'Nastarana'. Not identical to R. moschata var. nastarana Christ. 'Nastarana' in commerce is cluster-flowered while R. moschata var. Christ = R. pissarti Carr. has solitary flowers emitting directly from the cane and arranged in a spiral form - see Photos. Most later literature describes the plant introduced by Paul erroneously as R. moschata var. nastarana Christ .