Dwarf Burnet Rose
R. pimpinellifolia variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume I (1817)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Pimpinellifolia Pumila
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Petit Rosier Pimprenelle
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. pimpinellifolia variety
COMMON NAME Dwarf Burnet Rose
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Native to mountainous parts of Europe
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring/summer
SCENT Fragrant
GROWTH Dwarf shrub to 12-15 inches (30-38 centimetres)
AVAILABILITY Unknown if this particular variety of R. pimpinellifolia still in cultivation
At left; picture of the Dwarf Burnet Rose, R. pimpinellifolia variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 031 out of 170, Volume I of Les Roses.
