'Duchess of Portland' Rose
R. portlandica
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume I (1817)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Damascena Coccinea
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier de Portland
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. portlandica
COMMON NAME Duchess of Portland
OTHER NAMES Portland Rose, Scarlet Four Seasons Rose
CLASS Portland
ORIGIN Unknown; c.1770, possibly a hybrid between a Damask or Gallica Rose and a China Rose
FLOWERING Repeat-flowering; spring/summer first flush with scattered later bloom
SCENT Slight fragrance
GROWTH Small shrub to 2 feet (0.6 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the Duchess of Portland Rose, R. portlandica, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 043 out of 170, Volume I of Les Roses
