Downy Rose, Harsh Downy Rose, Whitewoolly Rose
R. tomentosa
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Tomentosa
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier Cotonneux
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. tomentosa
COMMON NAME Downy Rose, Harsh Downy Rose, Whitewoolly Rose
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Native to Europe, collected by Joséphine Redouté, 1817, Paris
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Resinous scent
GROWTH Medium spreading shrub, 4-5 feet (1.2-1.5 metres) high
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of Downy Rose , R. tomentosa, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 075 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
