Velvet China Rose
R. chinensis variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Indica
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME La Bengale bichonne
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. chinensis variety
COMMON NAME Velvet China Rose
OTHER NAMES Rosa Indica Pannosa, Tattered Rose, Cinnamon-Scented Rose, Purple-Striped Bengal
CLASS China
ORIGIN Seedling introduced by Monsieur & Madame Gauche, France c. 1809
FLOWERING Repeat flowering in flushes throughout the year
SCENT Cinnamon fragrance when buds first open
GROWTH Small shrub to 1.5 feet (0.45 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of the Velvet China Rose, R. chinensis variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 074 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
