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'Rosa polyanthos' rose Description
'Rosa polyanthos' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Origin:
Bred by Daniel August Schwarzkopf (Germany, before 1785).
Class:
Damask.  
Bloom:
Red to deep pink.  Double (17-25 petals), in small clusters, flat bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  Glandular sepals, leafy sepals, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Armed with thorns / prickles.  Glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 1.25" to 1.5" (3 to 4cm).  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Rosa polyanthos Rössig is often mentioned as a synonym of Rosa damascena Mill. or Rosa centifolia L. The reference from Rössig shows that it was actually a seedling of Rosa belgica, cultivated by Schwarzkopf.
 
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