Princess of Nassau Rose (Rosa moschata x noisettiana hybrid)

Princess of Nassau Rose (Rosa moschata x noisettiana hybrid)Hardy, repeat flowering, shrub or climbing rose Description: Small to medium sized, fully double, light yellow flowers age to white; highly fragrant. Habit: Vigorous climbing shrub grows 8 10' high and 6' wide; can be grown as a shrub. Culture: Prefers full sun to light shade and well prepared garden loam. Cold Hardiness: Cold hardy to USDA Zone 6b. This Musk Noisette hybrid was bred in France before 1829 by Jean Laffay (1795 1878), recognized as the

Canterbury Bells were among the first imported flowers grown in colonial American gardens and the earliest American citation was in 1760 from the J

ovate leaves

Henry Compton

Jefferson was sent cuttings of the “pumgray” apple in 1804 by John Armstrong of Cincinnati

In his New England Rarities (1672)

Although freed from the cares of government

Tender perennial

An 1805 shipment of plants sent to Jefferson by the Lewis & Clark Expedition included this species

2 ½"h x 6 ¼"w

medium to wet

as well as to the black side that he claimed to love

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