Zabeth
R. rubiginosa variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Rubiginosa Zabeth
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Eglantine de la Reine Elisabeth
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. rubiginosa variety
COMMON NAME Zabeth
OTHER NAMES R. eglanteria variety, Queen Elizabeth’s Sweetbriar
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Native to Britain
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring/summer
SCENT Very fragrant flowers and apple-scented foliage
GROWTH Small-medium bush, 2-3 feet (0.6-0.9 metres) high
AVAILABILITY In cultivation, but authenticity unknown
At left; picture of the rose , Zabeth, R. rubiginosa variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 058 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
