Kamtschatka Rose
R. rugosa var. kamtschatica
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume I (1817)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Kamtschatica
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier du Kamtschatka
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. rugosa var. kamtschatica
COMMON NAME Kamtschatka Rose
CLASS Species/Hybrid Rugosa
ORIGIN Rugosa hybrid native to Kamtschatka, Russia
FLOWERING Once-flowering; summer
SCENT Scented
GROWTH Small shrub 2-3 feet (0.6-0.9 metes)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the Kamtschatka Rose, R. rugosa variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 010 out of 170, Volume I of Les Roses.
