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Rosaceae

Cabbage rose

Rosa centifolia L.

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rosa

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Cabbage rose: Rosa x centifolia , Rosaceae, Zentifolie, Habitus.
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Arabic
ورد بلدي, ورد كثير البتلات, وردة كثيرة الورق
Chinese
洋蔷薇, 百叶蔷薇
English
Cabbage rose
Hungarian
Káposztarózsa, Provence-i rózsa, Százszirmú rózsa

Synonyms

  • Rosa centifolia f. muscosa (Aiton) C.K.Schneid.
  • Rosa centifolia var. muscosa (Aiton) Ser.
  • Rosa centifolia var. parvifolia (Ehrh.) Rehder
  • Rosa centifolia var. semiduplex (Andrews) P.V.Heath
  • Rosa dijonensis Rössig
  • Rosa gallica var. centifolia (L.) Regel
  • Rosa muscosa Aiton
  • Rosa parvifolia Ehrh.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.