Shiny-Leaved Dog Rose
R. canina variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Canina nitens
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier Canin ŕ feuilles luisantes
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. canina variety
COMMON NAME Shiny-Leaved Dog Rose
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Common in wilds of France, c. 1800s
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Unknown
GROWTH Scrambling shrub
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of Shiny-Leaved Dog Rose , R. canina variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 081 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
