Old Garden Roses: Centifolia and Moss

Back to the old garden roses, here I describe another two varieties: the Centifolia and Moss classes. There's some confusion of the history of the Centifolia - with even experts sometimes placing the Centifolias back in the time of the Roman empire. Their true origin appears much more modern, with Dutch (and then French) breeders in the 1600s, 1700s and 1800s. These are the roses immortalized in the Dutch Golden Age of Art.

The Moss Roses originated as a sport mutation of the Centifolias, so they belong in the video as well.

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Photo credits:

Rosa × centifolia ‘Fantin Latour’, Botanischer Garten Berlin, photo by Salicyna used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

Rosa × centifolia ‘Muscosa’, Botanischer Garten Berlin, photo by Salicyna used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

Ogród Różany w Szczecinie - Petit de Holland, photo by Joanna Kośmider used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

Rosa centifolia muscosa 'Mme. William Paul', photo by R.P. Braun used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

Rosa × centifolia ‘Fantin Latour’, Ogród Botaniczn, photo by Salicyna used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

Rosa centifolia muscosa ‘Marie de Blois’, photo by Salicyna used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

Rosa 'Bullata', gr. Centifolias, Photo by A. Barra used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

Rosa × centifolia ‘Parvifolia’, photo by Salicyna used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

Rosa 'Rose de Meaux', gr. Centifolias, sect. Rosa. Real Jardín Botánico, Madrid, photo by A. Barra used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

Rose, Burgundian Rose photo by T. Kiya used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

Rose, Chapeau de Napoleon, photo by T. Kiya used wihtout changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

Rosa 'Nuits de Young', photo by Nadiatalent used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

Roses in a Vase, Auguste Renoir, photo from the Cleveland Museum of Art used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

White Provence Rose, Redoute image from rawpixel.com used without changes under Creative Commons Attributions 2.0 License

Woodcut of Champier, Rosa Gallica, image from wellcomeimages.org used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License