Miniature moss rose plant

Abstract

A miniature hybrid rose plant of the moss variety, which blooms almost continuously through the growing season, and bears double flowers with 35 to 50 petals and 2 to 10 petaloids. Its ovoid to urn-shaped buds and flowers are off-white in color. The plant bears many single and branched moss-scented stipitate glands on its peduncles, buds, sepals and hips. It has viable pollen and sets hips. The flowers are of average size for roses of the miniature category.

I claim: 
     
       1. The hybrid miniature moss rose plant substantially as herein shown and described and having a growth habit appropriate to miniature roses, there being on its peduncles, buds, sepals and hips many single and branched moss-scented stipitate glands, the buds being ovoid to urn-shaped and the flowers, which are double, comprising 35 to 50 petals plus 2 to 10 petaloids, being off-white in color, the plant being characterized further in that it blooms nearly continuously during the growing season, has viable pollen and sets hips.