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Summer
Moss Rose
Rosa centifolia
Family: Rosaceae
Floralroseresin
SeasonSummer
OriginCaucasus (cultivated in Europe)
IntensityVery Strong
LifespanPerennial
About This Flower
Floral · Summer bloomer
The moss rose is the most sumptuous of all old roses, its globular blossoms packed with hundreds of petals and coated in mossy resinous growth that exhales a warm, resinous-rose sweetness.
Symbolism & Meaning
confessed love, voluptuous beauty
In the Victorian language of flowers, moss rose means “Confessed love”.
Habitat & Environment
Caucasus (cultivated in Europe)
Moss Rose is native to Caucasus (cultivated in Europe).
Quick Reference
- Scientific NameRosa centifolia
- FamilyRosaceae
- Native ToCaucasus (cultivated in Europe)
- Bloom SeasonSummer
- LifespanPerennial
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