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'R. centifolia cristata' rose Description
'Cristata' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Dirk Rojahn
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
276 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).
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.
 
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