Orbessan Rose
R. francofurtana variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Orbessanea
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier d’Orbessan
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. francofurtana variety
COMMON NAME Orbessan Rose
CLASS Turbinata
ORIGIN Unknown
FLOWERING Once-flowering; summer
SCENT Scented
GROWTH Small shrub to 1.5 feet (0.45 metres) high
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of Orbessan Rose , R. francofurtana variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 066 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
