Sulfur Rose
R. hemisphaerica
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume I (1817)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Sulfurea
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier jaune de souffre
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. hemisphaerica
COMMON NAME Sulfur Rose
OTHER NAMES Double Yellow, Double Yellow Provins, Yellow Centifolia
CLASS Wild Rose
ORIGIN Turkey, introduced to Europe prior 1625
FLOWERING Once-flowering; summer
SCENT Slight – some say unpleasant
GROWTH Tall shrub; 6 feet tall (1.8 metres)
AVAILABILITY In cultivation
At left, the Sulphur Rose; R. hemisphaerica, painted by Redouté, portrait 004 out of 170, Volume I of Les Roses.
