The Apple Rose
R. villosa
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume I (1817)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Villosa, Pomifera
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier Velu, Pomifére
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. villosa
COMMON NAME The Apple Rose
OTHER NAMES R. pomifera, The Shaggy Rose
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Native throughout Europe
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring/summer
SCENT Fruity apple scented foliage, scented flowers
GROWTH Tall shrub to 12 feet (3.6 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the Apple Rose, R. villosa, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 023 out of 170, Volume I of Les Roses.
