May Rose
R. majalis variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume I (1817)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Cinnamomea Maialis
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier de Mai
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. majalis variety
COMMON NAME May Rose
OTHER NAMES R. cinnamomea plena, Double Cinnamon, Rose du Saint Sacrament
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Wild throughout Europe; double form of R. majalis
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring/summer
SCENT Pleasant sweet fragrance
GROWTH Tall shrub to 10 feet (3 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation and wild
At left; picture of the May Rose, R. majalis variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 041 out of 170, Volume I of Les Roses
