Shailer’s White Moss
R. centifolia var. alba-muscosa
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume I (1817)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Muscosa alba
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier Mousseux à fleurs blanches
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. centifolia var. alba-muscosa
COMMON NAME Shailer’s White Moss
OTHER NAMES White Bath, White Moss Rose, Clifton Moss
CLASS Moss
ORIGIN Possibly sport of R. centifolia var. muscosa, c. 1788 England, introduced by Mr Shailer, c. 1812
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring/summer
SCENT Strong, sweet fragrance
GROWTH Medium-Tall shrub, 4-6 feet (1.2-1.8 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of Shailer’s White Moss Rose, R. centifolia var. alba-muscosa, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 032 out of 170, Volume I of Les Roses.
