Malmédy Rose
R. montana variety (closely related to R. canina)
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Malmundariensis
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier de Malmedy
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. montana variety (closely related to R. canina)
COMMON NAME Malmédy Rose
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Found by Dr. Le Jeune on the mountains around Malmédy, Belgium, 1800s
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Unknown
GROWTH Tall shrub, 6-7 feet (1.8-2.1 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of Malmédy Rose , R. montana variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 072 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
