Montezuma Rose
R. montezumae
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume I (1817)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Montezuma
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier de Montezuma
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. montezumae
COMMON NAME Montezuma Rose
CLASS Species/Wild
ORIGIN Discovered Mexico 1825, possibly R. rubiginosa (R. eglanteria) variety introduced to Mexico by Spanish missionaries
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring-summer
SCENT Sweet, fruity fragrance
GROWTH Tall, shrubby, clambering growth, 6-12 feet (1.8-3.6 metres) high and wide
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the Montezuma Rose, R. montezumae, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 017 out of 170, Volume I of Les Roses.
