Dwarf Single China Rose
R. chinensis var. minima
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Indica Pumila (flore simplici)
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Petit Rosier du Bengale (à fleurs simples)
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. chinensis var. minima
COMMON NAME Dwarf Single China Rose
OTHER NAMES R. lawranciana (?), Miss Lawrence’s Rose (?), Fairy Rose
CLASS China
ORIGIN Introduced from China c.1800; could be original or seedling
FLOWERING Continuous flowering spring to autumn (fall)
SCENT No fragrance
GROWTH Miniature to 1 foot (0.3 metres)
AVAILABILITY Those available now are most likely a close relative, and not the original
At left; picture of Dwarf Single China Rose , R. chinensis var. minima, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 068 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
