Lady Banks Rose
R. banksiae var. alba-plena
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Banksia
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier de Lady Banks
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. banksiae var. alba-plena
COMMON NAME Lady Banks Rose
OTHER NAMES R. banksiae var. banksiae, Mu Xiang Hua, Evergreen Multiflora
CLASS Species
ORIGIN China; imported to Britain, 1807, named by Robert Brown
FLOWERING Once-flowering; late spring
SCENT Sweet fragrance of violets
GROWTH Vigorous climber to 30 feet plus (9 metres plus)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of Lady Banks Rose , R. banksia var. alba-plena, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 077 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
