Seven Sisters Rose
R. multiflora var. platyphylla
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Multiflora platyphylla
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier Multiflore ŕ grandes feuilles
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. multiflora var. platyphylla
COMMON NAME Seven Sisters Rose
OTHER NAMES Big-Leaved Multiflora, Grevillia
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Raised from seed introduced to Britain from Japan, pre 1817
FLOWERING Once-flowering; early to mid 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 090 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
