De Van Eeden
R. gallica variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Gallica Purpurea Velutina, Parva
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier de Van-Eeden
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. gallica variety
COMMON NAME De Van Eeden
OTHER NAMES Van Eeden’s Rose, Velutina
CLASS Gallica
ORIGIN Raised in the Netherlands, Van Eeden, pre 1810
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Scented
GROWTH Prostrate shrub 1-2 feet (0.3-0.6 metres) high
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation, but rare
At left; picture of Van Eeden’s Rose , R. gallica variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 064 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
