Cuspidate Rose
R. canina variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa aciphylla
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier cuspidé
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. canina variety
COMMON NAME Cuspidate Rose
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Found growing wild in Würzburg, Germany, 1800s
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Unknown
GROWTH Small shrub, 2-2.5 feet (0.6-0.75 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of Cuspidate Rose , R. canina variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 071 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
