Droopy-Leaved Rose
R. clynophylla
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume I (1817)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Clynophylla
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier á feuilles pencheés
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. clynophylla
COMMON NAME Droopy-Leaved Rose
OTHER NAMES R. involucrate, R. leschenaultii
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Wild species from India, introduced to Britain 1816
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring/summer
SCENT Strong, sweet fragrance
GROWTH Tall rambling shrub to 8 feet (2.4 metres) in a warm climate (half this size in a cooler climate)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation and wild
At left; picture of the Droopy-Leaved Rose, R. clynophylla, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 011 out of 170, Volume I of Les Roses.
