Variegated Alpine Rose
R. pendulina variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Alpina flore variegato
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier des Alpes à fleurs panachées
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. pendulina variety
COMMON NAME Variegated Alpine Rose
OTHER NAMES Striped Alpine Rose
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Introduced to France c.1813 by Poilpré
FLOWERING Once-flowering; in bloom from early spring to the end of August in France
SCENT Slight/no fragrance
GROWTH Medium shrub, 3-4 feet (0.9-1.2 metres) high
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of Variegated Alpine Rose, R. pendulina variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 083 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
