Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: White and white blend
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Some
Class: Moss
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Discovered by Jean Laffay, before 1831
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Sport of: Autumn Damask

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Perpetual White Moss'
  • 'Quatre Saisons Blanc Mousseux'
  • 'Four Seasons White Moss'
  • 'Rosier de Thionville'
  • 'Laffay's Perpetual White Moss'
  • 'Perpetuelle Mousseuse'
  • 'Moussue des Quatre Saisons Blanc'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: In my collection. Poland.
Date: 2017-06-25
The variety reverses to one parent 'Autumn Damask'
Location: Historic Rose Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-06-17
Tagged here as ‘Quatre Saisons Blanc Mousseux’.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.

photo credit: Anna reg

photo credit: A. Barra
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my collection. Poland.
Date: 2017-06-25
Location: In my collection. Poland.
Date: 2017-06-25

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