Flesh-Pink Multiflora
R. multiflora var. carnea
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Multiflora carnea
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier Multiflore à fleurs carnées
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. multiflora var. carnea
COMMON NAME Flesh-Pink Multiflora
OTHER NAMES R.florida, Ho Hua Chiang Wei
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Imported from China by the Hon. T. Evans Esq. c. 1804, England
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Lightly scented
GROWTH Climber 12 feet plus (3.6 metres plus)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the Flesh-Pink Multiflora , R. multiflora var. carnea, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 089 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
