Dupontii

PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume I (1817)

ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Damascena subalba

ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier de Damas à Pétale teinté de rose

CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME Possibly R. moschata x gallica aka R. dupontii

COMMON NAME Dupontii

OTHER NAMES Blush Damask Rose, Snow Bush, Spanish Musk Rose (R. hispanica moschata)

CLASS Species (Hybrid)

ORIGIN Unknown; Redouté & Thory mention it growing in southern Europe and having a possible Spanish origin

FLOWERING Once-blooming; spring/summer

SCENT Rich fruity fragrance

GROWTH Medium-Tall shrub 4-8 feet (1.2-2.4 metres)

AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation

At left; picture of the Dupontii Rose, R. moschata x gallica (R. dupontii), painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 021 out of 170, Volume I of Les Roses.