Round-Fruited Evergreen Rose
R. sempervirens variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Semper-Virens globosa
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier grimpant ŕ fruits globuleux
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. sempervirens variety
COMMON NAME Round-Fruited Evergreen Rose
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Native to southern Europe and northern Africa
FLOWERING Once-flowering; early to mid-summer
SCENT Lightly scented
GROWTH Tall climber 15 feet plus (4.5 metres plus)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of Round-Fruited Evergreen Rose , R. sempervirens variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 063 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
