The moss roses were introduced to the uk from Europe in about 1700 and indeed many 100’s were bred although sadly we only have a handful of that figure left In moss roses this somehow took a slight turn and became this soft sticky fragrant growth, which to many smells of spicy apples. This mossy growth is basically formed from the glandular projections that cover the Rose stems and buds, this is what gives the roses the scent. Some as a result were slightly less sticky than others! The rose breeders during the 1800’s leaped apon this natural deviation and bred even more roses that were covered in this sticky soft mossy type growth.
The moss roses are indeed part of the larger centifolia group of roses but these roses at sometime, produced sticky soft growth to ward off sap sucking insects like aphids. Moss roses are a distinctive group of roses, their flowers fill the air with fragrance whilst the soft sticky growth that covers their buds, act as sellotape on anything that passes by.
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