York and Lancaster
R. damascena variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume I (1817)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Damascena Variegata
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier d’Yorck et de Lancastre
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. damascena variety
COMMON NAME York and Lancaster
OTHER NAMES R. damascena bicolor, Striped Four Seasons Rose, Striped Damask, Tudor Rose
CLASS Damask
ORIGIN Known since the 1500s; thought to be R. gallica x phoenica hybrid
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring/summer
SCENT Strong damask fragrance
GROWTH Tall shrub, 5-7 feet (1.5-2.1 metres) high
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the Damask Rose, York and Lancaster, R. damascena variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 057 out of 170, Volume I of Les Roses
