Rose d’Amour
R. virginiana var. plena (?)
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Rapa
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier Turneps
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. virginiana var. plena (uncertain)
COMMON NAME Rose d’Amour
OTHER NAMES Turnip Rose, R. x rapa
CLASS Species
ORIGIN pre 1809 (R. virginiana native to North America)
FLOWERING Repeat flowering; first flush Spring, followed by scattered bloom
SCENT Scented
GROWTH Medium shrub, 3-5 feet (0.9-1.5 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of Rose d’Amour , R. virginiana var. plena, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 059 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
