'Alba Semi-Plena' Rose
R. alba var. semi-plena
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume I (1817)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa alba flore pleno
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier blanc ordinaire
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. alba var. semi-plena
COMMON NAME Alba Semi-Plena
OTHER NAMES Double White Rose, White Rose of York
CLASS Alba
ORIGIN Unknown; ancient cultivator, possibly introduced to Britain by the Romans
FLOWERING Once-flowering; summer
SCENT Strong, sweet fragrance
GROWTH Tall shrub, 8-12 feet (2.4-3.6 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the Alba Rose, R. alba var. semi-plena, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 047 out of 170, Volume I of Les Roses
