'De La Flèche' Rose
R. centifolia var. muscosa variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume III (1824)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Muscosa Anemone-flora
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME La Mousseuse de la Flèche
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. centifolia var. muscosa variety
COMMON NAME De La Flèche
OTHER NAMES Moss Rose of La Flèche
CLASS Moss
ORIGIN Obtained from seed by Monsieur Lemeunier, La Flèche, France, pre 1822
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Unknown
GROWTH Forms a bush 18-20 inches high (0.45-0.5 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of the Moss Rose, De La Flèche, R. centifolia var. muscosa variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 165 out of 170, Volume III of Les Roses
