Hudson Bay Rose
R. blanda (?)
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume I (1817)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Alpina Laevis
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier des Alpes á pedoncule et calice glabres
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME Possibly R. blanda
COMMON NAME Hudson Bay Rose
OTHER NAMES Meadow Rose, Labrador Rose
CLASS Species/Wild
ORIGIN Native to United States and Canada, introduced to Europe 1773, recorded by Redouté & Thory growing wild in France.
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring/summer
SCENT Slight/no fragrance
GROWTH Medium, thornless shrub to 5 feet (1.5 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the Hudson Bay Rose, R. blanda, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 019 out of 170, Volume I of Les Roses.
