'Comtesse de Murinais' Rose

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'Comtesse de Murinais' rose Description

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'Comtesse de Murinais (moss, Vibert, 1842)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of wrygrass

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

14 favorite votes.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Moss.

Origin:

Bred by Jean-Pierre Vibert (France, 1842).
Introduced in Australia by John J. Rule, Victoria Nursery in 1858 as 'Comtesse de Murinais'.

Class:

Moss.

Bloom:

White, light pink shading. Strong fragrance. Large, very double, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. Mossed buds.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, upright.

Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm). Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Prune after flowering is finished. Prune lightly until this rose gets established (about two years), then prune it back by about a third.. This rose blooms on old wood.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

seedling of Quatre Saisons Blanc Mousseux

Notes:

Rivers believes one of the parents of 'Comtesse de Murinais' is the Damask rose - see references. Robert was employed at Vibert in 1843. The classification in some References as a gallica or centifolia seems to be an error.