Bengale Centfeuilles
R. chinensis variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Indica
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier du Bengale (Cent feuille)
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. chinensis variety
COMMON NAME Bengale Centfeuilles
OTHER NAMES Hundred-Petalled China Rose, A Fleurs tres Doubles, Double Bengal, Wavy-Leaved Bengal
CLASS China
ORIGIN Raised from seed by Monsieur Cartier, 1804
FLOWERING Repeat flowering in flushes throughout the year
SCENT Faintly scented
GROWTH Medium bushy shrub, 3-4 feet plus (0.9-1.2 metres plus)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of China Rose, Bengale Centfeuilles, R. chinensis variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 073 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
