pure rose fragrance and the ability to take your heart. Albas are among the roses we find growing at grave sides, by old farmhouses and in small town backyards, persisting despite neglect or flourishing for those who care for them. Give them a few years to grow in and their generosity during their bloom period will astound you. 'Chloris' (aka Rosee du Matin) pre 1820 (ancient) Beautifully formed, soft, satin-pink flowers. Healthy, dark green foliage. Profuse bloom on a tall arching plant. Rich sweet scent. Good in shade. Named for the Greek nymph from the Islands of the Blessed, who breathed roses into the world. 'Felicite Parmentier’, Parmentier 1834 Light blush, very full flowers with intense fragrance grace this bush in late spring. Clear flesh-pink, fading to cream at the edges, button eye. The foliage is light green, born on arching canes reaching 4+ feet. Very hardy. Among the most fragrant roses Zone 3 Stands shade. 'Konigin von Danemark’ aka ‘Queen of Denmark’ 1826 Intensely fragrant, good pink, large flowers. One of the stand outs in our gardens in rose season. To quote Graham Thomas: “perfection of form almost unequalled.” Blooms for at least 3 weeks in rose season, starting late and extending rose season for us. 5’ in our garden.
Characteristics vary widely. Moss roses were frequent subjects of Victorian paintings, and hold lovely old associations with that era. Francis Lester writes: "The Old Moss rose, with its strong individuality, is frankly a rose of pure sentiment. Is there anything else in nature with quite the charm of a Moss rose bud?" 'Salet' 1854 One of the best repeat flowering Moss roses, Salet has pale pink flowers with some moss on the buds. The flowers are lovely and disheveled, reflexing at the edges. Scent is strong and sweet. Compact 5' bush benefits from pruning. Good re-bloom in fall. 'General Kleber' Robert 1856 Very double flowers, clear pink with a wash of lilac. Graham Thomas calls it "a most desirable variety," and compares it to the Alba 'Celeste.' Fragrant flowers and long mossy calyxes with classic piney fragranced moss. Compact grower and healthy. Few thorns. This is sometimes found rose-hunting and belongs in Pennsylvania gardens. Named for Joseph Kleber, the French general who commanded Napoleon’s army in Egypt. He was assassinated in Cairo in 1800. 4' - 6' |
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Moss Roses Sepals and receptacles are covered with a ferny, fragrant growth that resembles moss. Characteristics vary widely. "The Old Moss rose with its strong individuality, is frankly a rose of pure sentiment. Is there anything else in nature with quite the charm of a moss rose bud?" 'Salet' 1854 One of the best repeat flowering moss roses, 'Salet' has pale pink flowers with mossy buds. The flowers are lovely and disheveled, reflexing at the edges. Scent is strong and sweet. Compact 5' bush benefits from pruning. Good re-bloom in fall. 'General Kleber' Robert 1856 Very double flowers of clear pink with a lilac wash. Graham Thomas calls it "a most desirable variety" and compares it to the Alba 'Celeste.' High praise! Fragrant flowers and long mossy calyxes with classic pine-fragranced moss. Compact and healthy grower. Few thorns. We sometimes find this rose hunting and it belongs in Pennsylvania gardens. 4' to 6' Albas Exquisitely beautiful, reaching back into history, Albas possess gray-green foliage, clear pure rose fragrance; and the ability to take your heart. Albas are among the roses we find growing at grave sites, by old farmhouses and in small town backyards persisting on neglect or flourishing for those who care for them. Give them a few years to grow in and their generosity during their bloom period will astound you. Once-bloomers. 'Chloris' (Rose du Matin) pre 1820 (ancient) Beautifully formed, soft, satin-pink flowers. Healthy, dark green foliage. Profuse bloom on a tall, arching plant. Rich sweet scent. Good in shade. Named for the Greek nymph from the Islands of the Blessed who breathed roses into the world. 'Felicite Parmentier' Parmentier 1834 Light blush pink, very full flowers with intense fragrance grace this bush in late spring. Clear flesh-pink, fading to cream at the edges. Button eye. The foliage is light green, on arching canes reaching 4'. Very hardy. Among the most fragrant roses. Zone 3 hardy. Stands shade. 'Konigin Von Danemark' a.k.a. 'Queen of Danemark' 1826 Intensely fragrant, large pink flowers. One of the standouts in our gardens in rose season. To quote Graham Thomas, "Perfection of form almost unequalled." Blooms for at least 3 weeks in rose season, starting a bit behind the others and extending the season for us. A treasure. |
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