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'Centifolia' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Donald's Roses Garden
HMF Ratings:
256 favorite votes. Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
Origin:
Bred by Unknown (before 1318). Introduced in Australia by Camden Park in 1843 as 'Provence Rose'.
Class:
Centifolia, Hybrid Gallica.
Bloom:
Pink. Strong, rose fragrance. Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, nodding or "weak neck" bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.
Habit:
Armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, well-branched. Large, semi-glossy, medium green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 5' to 6'11" (150 to 210cm). Width: up to 5' (up to 150cm).
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
'Common Provence' and 'Cabbage Provence' seem to have been distinct varieties. Rosa centifolia seems to bloom in flushes throughout the year in temperate climates - see References. The thirteenth-century agricultural and horticultural manual, Āsār va aḥyā' by Rashid al-din Fadl-allāh Hamadānī (1247?-1318), mentions varieties with one hundred and even two hundred petals. The earliest mention of R. centifolia seems to be in Zoroastrian religious writings of the VIIIth century or earlier.
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