Celsiana
R. damascena var. incarnata-maxima
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Damascena Celsiana
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier de Cels
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. damascena var. incarnata-maxima
COMMON NAME Celsiana
OTHER NAMES Belle Couronnée, Cels’s Rose, La Coquette, Incarnata Maxima
CLASS Damask
ORIGIN Pre 1750; introduced to France from Holland by Jacques-Martin Cels
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Strong, damask fragrance
GROWTH Medium shrub, 3-5 feet (0.9-1.5 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the Damask Rose, Celsiana , R. damascena var. incarnate-maxima, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 082 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
