Rose Chapeau De Napoleon – Old Moss Shrub Rose

A midsummer-flowering centifolia rose, Rosa Chapeau de Napoléon is a medium-sized, deciduous, old shrub rose with a rather lax, bushy habit. The divided leaves are matte deep green. Moss roses are so called because the buds are encased in bristly, moss-like sepals, and the extensive mossing of the buds on this rose was thought to look like Napoleon’s tricorne hat. In midsummer, the buds open to exquisite, globular, clear rose-pink, quartered flowers, packed with petals (centifolia means ‘hundred-petalled’) and with a gorgeous, rich, old rose scent. The lax stems can be trained as a small climber. Moss rose Napoleon’s Hat holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Site: Tolerates exposure
Soil: Any moisture-retentive, humus-rich, well-drained soil; tolerates poor soil
Position: Full sun; tolerates a little shade
Season of interest: Midsummer
Hardiness: Very hardy
Height:  5’ (1.5m) Spread: 5’ (1.5m) in 2-5 years