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'Mousseline' rose Description
'Mousseline (moss, Moreau-Robert, 1881)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of deuceangel
Availability:
Commercially available
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ARS:
White, near white or white blend Moss.
Registration name: Mousseline
Origin:
Bred by Robert & Moreau (France, 1881).
Class:
Moss.  
Bloom:
White, blush shading.  Strong fragrance.  Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Mossed buds.  
Habit:
Compact.  
Height of up to 4' (up to 120 cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Parentage:
Notes:
Differences in breeder and date, see References.
For a definition of Perpetual Moss, see its entry in the Glossary...
Also, at least one source says 'Mousseline' and 'Alfred de Dalmas' are two distinct cultivars (see References).
 
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