Corymbosa Carolina Rose
R. carolina variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume I (1817)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Carolina Corymbosa
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier de Caroline en Corymbe
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. carolina variety
COMMON NAME Corymbosa Carolina Rose
OTHER NAMES Swamp Rose, Pasture Rose
CLASS Species/Wild
ORIGIN Native to North America
FLOWERING Once-flowering; summer/early autumn
SCENT Lightly scented
GROWTH Medium-Tall shrub, 4-6 feet (1.2-1.8 metres)
AVAILABILITY R. carolina in cultivation and wild; this variety also?
At left; picture of the Corymbosa Carolina Rose, R. carolina variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 029 out of 170, Volume I of Les Roses.
