Family : Rosaceae
Class : Damask Rose![PEPPINO.gif](https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/05/PEPPINO.gif)
Text and pictures © Giuseppe Mazza
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English translation by Peter Thompson
Old Rose.
A very fragranced Damask Rose known to us before 1551.
It flowers in the spring or during the summer, with petals which bear a very unstable coloration. This can be intense pink, light pink, or the two together, sometimes in stripes.
A tall shrub, up to 2 m high, which is relatively tolerant in the shade.
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