'Vilmorin' Rose

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'Vilmorin' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of LaBrea/JoeO'Connell

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Blush (Moss)
• Blush Moss
• Carnea (moss)
• Carnée (moss)
• Mousseuse à fleurs carnées
• Mousseuse Carnée
• Mousseuse Couleur de Chair
• Rosa muscosa vilmorin

HMF Ratings:

31 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light pink Moss.
Registration name: Blush Moss

Origin:

Bred by Philippe-André de Vilmorin (1770-1862) (France, 1823).
Discovered by Unknown (1789).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Henry Shailer in before 1805 as 'Vilmorin'.
Introduced in Australia by Northampton Nurseries in 1861 as 'Blush Moss'.

Class:

Centifolia, Moss.

Bloom:

Blush, darker center. [Light pink, deep pink center. .]. Average diameter 2". Large, full (26-40 petals), cupped-to-flat bloom form. Mossed buds.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, compact. Dense foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

sport of Rosa muscosa staxon alba hort. ex Andrews

Notes:

It is not certain that Andrews was describing 'Blush Moss' with his "Pale-flowered variety", but the timing could fit.

['Vilmorin' was possibly sold by Prévost as a centifolia ca. 1840.]