'Adélaide d’Orléans' Rose
R. sempervirens hybrid
PICTURE SOURCE Choix des Plus Belles Fleurs (1827-33)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Adelia Aurelianensis
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Adélaïde d’Orléans
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. sempervirens hybrid
COMMON NAME Adélaide d’Orléans
OTHER NAMES Léopoldine d'Orléans
CLASS Species (hybrid rambler)
ORIGIN Raised in 1826 by Monsieur Jacques, head gardener to the Duc d’Orléans and named after the Duke’s sister
FLOWERING Once-flowering; summer
SCENT Delicate primrose-like scent
GROWTH Trailing rose that can be trained as a climber to 16 feet (5 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the rose, Adélaide d’Orléans, R. sempervirens hybrid, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 01 out of 17, Choix des Plus Belles Fleurs
