White Four Seasons Rose
R. damascena var. bifera alba
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume I (1817)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Bifera alba
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier des quatre Saisons à fleurs blanches
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. damascena var. bifera alba
COMMON NAME White Four Seasons Rose
OTHER NAMES White Perfumer’s Rose
CLASS Damask (Damask Perpetual)
ORIGIN Unknown; ancient
FLOWERING Flowers spring with scattered later bloom
SCENT Strong damask fragrance
GROWTH Medium shrub to 5 feet (1.5 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the White Four Seasons Rose, R. damascena var. bifera alba, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 049 out of 170, Volume I of Les Roses
