'L'Hymenee' Rose
R. chinensis x gigantea (R. x odorata)
PICTURE SOURCE Choix des Plus Belles Fleurs (1827-33)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME R. odorata variety
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Bengale Thé hymenée
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. chinensis x gigantea
COMMON NAME L'Hymenee
CLASS Tea
ORIGIN Introduced by Hardy of the Luxembourg Palace in Paris c. 1820
FLOWERING Repeat flowering
SCENT Tea-scented
GROWTH ?
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of the Tea-Scented China Rose, L’Hymenee, R. chinensis x gigantea, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 02 out of 17, Choix des Plus Belles Fleurs
The butterflies are the Common Blue and the Small Copper
