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Medium pink Moss.
Registration name: Centifolia Muscosa
Exhibition name: Communis (moss)

Discovered by Unknown (circa 1696).
Introduced in Australia by George J. Smith, Royal Exotic Nursery in 1862 as 'Common Moss'.

Moss.  

Pink.  Strong fragrance.  up to 50 petals.  Average diameter 3.25".  Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  Mossed buds.  

Arching, bushy, suckers on its own roots, well-branched.  Large, matte, light green foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm).  Width: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  

Tetraploid

'Old Moss' known at Carcasonne in France around 1696 - see References (doubtful). First mention in 1699.