Foul-Fruited Rose
R. collina variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume I (1817)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa foetida
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier à fruit fétide
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. collina variety
COMMON NAME Foul-Fruited Rose
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Found growing wild on the banks of the Loire, France by Monsieur Bastard
FLOWERING Once-flowering; summer
SCENT Flowers almost scentless, extremely foul-smelling hips
GROWTH Tallish shrub to 6 feet (1.8 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of the Foul-Fruited Rose, R. collina variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 054 out of 170, Volume I of Les Roses
