'Maiden’s Blush' Rose
R. alba var. incarnata
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume I (1817)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa alba Regalis
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier blanc Royal
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. alba var. incarnata
COMMON NAME Maiden’s Blush
OTHER NAMES Cuisse de Nymphe, Royal White Rose, La Séduisante, La Virginale
CLASS Alba
ORIGIN Unknown: pre 16th century
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring/summer
SCENT Strong, sweet fragrance
GROWTH Tallish shrub to 8 feet (2.4 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the Maiden’s Blush, R. alba var. incarnata, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 037 out of 170, Volume I of Les Roses.
