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Old Velvet Rose

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Old Velvet Rose

Has been noted in apothecary books as far back as 1597 as "velvet rose", but nowadays it's more commonly called the "Tuscany rose".

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Centifolia Rose

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Centifolia Rose

Also known as the "old cabbage rose", or "the queen of roses" to most herbalists. With heavy fragrance and five foot tall bushes, it has been favored…

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Maiden's Blush Rose

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Maiden's Blush Rose

This rose was previously known as the "Cuisse de Nymph," or "thigh of the nymph". Because that name was too risqué for the Victorian age, so now it's…

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Alba Semi Plena, Rose of the Yorks

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Alba Semi Plena, Rose of the Yorks

These Regency Area roses were very shrubby, summer-blooming, and from a breed that predated the introduction of the China rose.

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