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'Rosa damascena bifera' rose References
Book (Jun 1992) Page(s) 17.
'Bifera'. Dickerson lists this under Damask Perpetuals. A great deal of information citing many sources of the past. One of them Les Roses, by Jamain and Forney (1873) says (in part): "The 'Quatre-Saisons' rose is the most fragrant of all roses, and is much besought for its perfume; but its name is unjustified, as it is not very remontant; pretty hardy, it nevertheless suffers in the coldest winters." There are also detailed instructions to encourage the plant to bloom four times a year.
Book (Jun 1992) Page(s) 23.
'Tous-les-Mois' ('Year-Round Rose', 'Quatre Saisons' ['Tous-les-Mois']. Damask Perpetual. La Quintinye, ca. 1680. Descriptive information from primary sources. Probably extinct.
Book (1992) Page(s) 325.
Description
Book (1992) Page(s) 133. Includes photo(s).
Autumn Damask Description... under the name 'Rose of Castille', the 'Autumn Damask' can be found growing nearly wild in New Mexico and California...
Book (1991) Page(s) 99.
(R. x damascena bifera) ('Quatre Saisons', 'Autumn Damask') Virgil described it (c. 30 BC) as the 'twice blooming rose of Paestum', and it has long been revered as the most sweetly scented of all the roses... pale pink, loosely double, fragrant, set against greyish foliage. It grows to a sprawly shrub up to 4 ft.
Book (1991) Page(s) 18.
The 'Musk Rose' x R. gallica. Slender heps (R. gallica has rounded hips).
Book (1990) Page(s) 15.
'Autumn Damask' (R. damascena semperflorens) is unique among old garden roses in flowering from June to October.
Book (1988) Page(s) 12.
R. damascena semperflorens Virgil wrote of roses flowering twice yearly and undoubtedly these would have been the ancient R. damascena semperflorens, blieved to have been grown in Pompeii.
Book (1988) Page(s) 13.
[There were] two autumn-flowering Damasks. One was pink, one 'red', but really a deeper pink … sold as 'Quatre Saisons' roses … in France, and in England … 'Monthly Roses'.
Book (1988) Page(s) 54, 69. Includes photo(s).
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