De Candolle’s Rose (pink flowers)
R. x reversa
PICTURE SOURCE Choix des Plus Belles Fleurs (1827-33)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Candolleana Elegans
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier du Candolle Variété
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. x reversa
COMMON NAME De Candolle’s Rose (pink flowers)
OTHER NAMES R. rubella, R. pimpinellifolia x pendulina
CLASS Species (hybrid)
ORIGIN Found in the wild, southern Europe, named after De Candolle, 1819
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Lightly scented
GROWTH Medium shrub, 4-5 feet (1.2-1.5 metres) high
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation and wild
At left; picture of De Candolle’s Rose, R. x reversa, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 14 out of 17, Choix des Plus Belles Fleurs
