crested moss rose

Also known as: chapeau de Napoléon; crested cabbage rose; rose 'Cristata'; chapeau de Napoleon rose

Dense, upright prickly rose, about 1.5m tall, with rich green foliage. Highly fragrant, large, cabbage-like, rosy-pink blooms, each sepal with a mossy crest on the back, opening from buds completely enveloped in moss, once-flowering in midsummer; Vibert 1826

Scientific classification

Species: crested moss rose (Rosa × centifolia 'Cristata')
Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Roses · Shrubs
Plant type: 1-1.5 metres
Height: 1-1.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of crested moss rose

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Culture

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Toxicity

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of crested moss rose

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crested moss rose care guide

Deep root watering, allow slight surface drying before watering again
Watering: Full sun
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Ideal temperature

Watering

Deep root watering, allow slight surface drying before watering again

Fertilizing

Rose fertilizer every two to four weeks from spring through late summer

Pruning

Use light pruning: patio and polyantha roses can have main stems shortened by about a third; miniature roses mainly need weak and dead growth removed. Avoid severe pruning of newly planted dwarf roses. Prune in late winter as growth resumes, and remove spent flowers in summer.

Propagation

Propagate by hardwood cuttings

Growing

Grow in an open site with full sun and moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil. For best flowering apply a balanced fertiliser and mulch in late winter or early spring. Tolerant of some shade and poor soils

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Common pests and diseases

Diseases

May be susceptible to rose black spot, rose rust, replant disease, rose dieback, and rose powdery mildews. May also be susceptible to disorders rose blindness and flower balling and sometimes honey fungus

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, leafhoppers, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars and rose leaf-rolling sawfly. Rabbits and deer can cause damage

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