Wild Rose of the Woods
R. micrantha
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Rubiginosa nemoralis
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME L’Eglantine des bois
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. micrantha
COMMON NAME Wild Rose of the Woods
OTHER NAMES R. eglanteria, R. nemerosa
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Native to Europe, closely related to R. rubiginosa
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Mildly scented, apple-scented foliage
GROWTH Tall, spreading shrub; 6-8 feet (1.8-2.4 metres) high
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation and wild
At left; picture of the Wild Rose of the Woods , R. micrantha, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 067 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
