Website/Catalog  (2010)  Page(s) 42.  
 
Goethe ( ) Small single flowers of Magenta, vigorous. 

Book  (2006)  Page(s) 75-76.  Includes photo(s).
 
A Moss rose that has become rather mature for me in recent years is 'Goethe'. A vigorous bush, it grows more than 5 feet high and 4 feet high. It is very prickly and the buds have a great deal of brownish moss on them. Sometimes I like to squeeze the buds between my fingers to savor their stickiness and fully appreciate the mossy texture, as well as to feel the plumpness of the bud. The prickles are burgundy colored and play off well againstthe dark green leaves that are etched sparingly in red. The well-cupped, magenta-pink flowers have a yellow center and bloom one time in early summer. 'Goethe' handles Colorado's tough winters well, with little damage to its stout canes.

Book  (2006)  Page(s) 27.  
 
Goethe Moss. r / ff / 1. Lambert 1911.  Provenance [S] HRG. Tiny single flowers in clusters with prickly moss are charming on a large and prickly plant, occasionally offering a smaller later crop. A gem among Mosses.

Book  (2003)  Page(s) 172.  Includes photo(s).
 
Moss Rose.  Lambert, Germany 1911. 4cm (1.6 in.) Scent strong and sweet. Flowering once, mid-season. Height 2.5m (8.2ft.) Spread 2m. (6.6 ft.)  Hardiness Zone 5.   Named after the German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), Goethe  is something of a mystery rose. It is probably a cross between a multiflora rambler and a moss Rose.  It makes a shrubby climber, whose heavily mossed buds, stems, and sepals are a remarkable contrast to the small, lightly cupped, dark pink flowers. These have a white centre and occasional white flashes on some of the petals, as well as very pale stamens. They come in clusters of up to 15, elegantly spaced so that each flower can be studied clearly. The bristly moss starts on the buds and pedicels, then runs down on to the stems, where it emerges as a dense covering of long slender prickles. They form an attractive pink haze on the outline of the new growths and a bushy hard, discouraging defence around the oldest stems. This formidable armature has led to ‘Goethe’ being recommended as a hedging Rose. The leaves have a blue cast and are no strangers to blackspot and mildew.

Book  (Aug 2002)  Page(s) 44.  
 
Goethe
Not rated

Book  (2001)  Page(s) 46.  
 
Goethe Moss, mauve, 1911. Not rated.

Book  (Apr 1999)  Page(s) 556.  
 
Goethe Climbing Moss. Peter Lambert 1911

Book  (1997)  Page(s) 160.  
 
Goethe Moss. P. Lambert (Germany) 1911. Description and cultivation... the only true single Moss available today... rich magenta pink with yellow stamens...

Book  (Nov 1994)  Page(s) 64.  
 
Goethe Moss. Lambert (Germany) 1911. Description... Parentage: Rosa multiflora and a Moss Rose... nearly single, light crimson to pink...

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 211.  
 
Goethe Moss, magenta, 1911, Lambert, P. Description.