- Rosa centifolia
Taxobox
name = "Rosa × centifolia"
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Rosa centifolia foliacea"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Rosales
familia =Rosaceae
subfamilia =Rosoideae
genus = "Rosa"
species = "R. × centifolia"
binomial = "Rosa × centifolia"
binomial_authority = L."Rosa × centifolia" (lit. hundred leaved/petaled rose; syn. "R. gallica" var. "centifolia" (L.) Regel), the provence rose or cabbage rose or Rose de Mai is a hybrid
rose developed by Dutch rose breeders in the period between the 1600s and the 1800s, possibly earlier. It is a complex hybrid bred from "Rosa gallica ", "Rosa moschata ", "Rosa canina ", and "Rosa damascena " (Huxley 1992); its exact hereditary history is not well documented.Individual plants are
shrub by in appearance, growing to 1.5-2 m tall, with long drooping canes and greyish green pinnate leaves with 5-7 leaflets. Theflower s are round and globular, with numerous thin overlapping petals that are highly scented; they are usually pink, less often white to dark red-purple.Cultivation and uses
"R. × centifolia" is particular to the French city of
Grasse , known as the perfume capital of the world. It is widely cultivated for its singular fragrance -- clear and sweet, with light notes of honey and green earth. The flowers are commercially harvested for the production ofrose oil , which is commonly used inperfume ry.Sylvia Plath mentions the cabbage rose in many of her earlier poems, such as "The Thin People".References and external links
*Huxley, A., ed. (1992). "New RHS Dictionary of Gardening". Macmillan.
* [http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Rosa+centifolia Plants for a Future: "Rosa centifolia"]
* [http://www.ars.org/About_Roses/ogrs_centifolia.htm Centifolia: The Hundred-Petalled Rose]
* [http://www.beyond.fr/villages/grasse.html Grasse: Villages Beyond Provence]
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