Flat-Flowered Hill Rose
R. collina variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Collina fastigiata
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier Nivellé
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. collina variety
COMMON NAME Flat-Flowered Hill Rose
OTHER NAMES R. gallica x corymbifera
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Unknown
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Almost scentless
GROWTH Tall shrub, 7-8 feet (2.1-2.4 metres) high
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the Flat-Flowered Hill Rose , R. collina variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 062 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
