Rosa centifolia
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 Rosa centifolia foliacea
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| Rosa × centifolia L. |
Rosa × centifolia (lit. hundred leaved/petaled rose; syn. R. gallica var. centifolia (L.) Regel), the provence rose or cabbage rose 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 shrubby in appearance, growing to 1.5-2 m tall, with long drooping canes and greyish green pinnate leaves with 5-7 leaflets. The flowers are round and globular, with numerous thin overlapping petals that are highly scented; they are usually pink, less often white to dark red-purple.
[edit] Cultivation and uses
R. × centifolia is widely cultivated and the flowers are commercially harvested for the production of rose oil, which is commonly used in perfumery.
[edit] References and external links
Silvia Plath uses the cabbage rose in many of her earlier poems like Thin People
- Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan.
- Plants for a Future: Rosa centifolia
- Centifolia: The Hundred-Petalled Rose
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