Cretan Rose
R. rubiginosa variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume I (1817)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Rubiginosa Cretica
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier de Crête
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. rubiginosa variety
COMMON NAME Cretan Rose
OTHER NAMES R. eglanteria variety
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Native to the Greek Islands
FLOWERING Once-flowering; early summer
SCENT Slightly fragrant flowers, apple-scented foliage
GROWTH Smallish tufted shrub, 2-3 feet high
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation and wild?
At left; picture of the Cretan Rose, R. rubiginosa variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 051 out of 170, Volume I of Les Roses
