Big-Leaved Climbing Rose
R. sempervirens variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Sempervirens latifolia
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier grimpant ŕ grandes feuilles
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. sempervirens variety
COMMON NAME Big-Leaved Climbing Rose
OTHER NAMES R. phalloidea
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Native to southern Europe
FLOWERING Once-flowering; early-mid summer
SCENT Pleasantly scented
GROWTH Tall climber to 30 feet plus (9.0 metres plus)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of Big-Leaved Climbing Rose , R. sempervirens variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 080 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
