The Turpentine-Scented Downy Rose
R. villosa variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Villosa Terebenthina
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier Velu à odeur de Térébenthine
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. villosa variety
COMMON NAME The Turpentine-Scented Downy Rose
OTHER NAMES R. pomifera variety
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Unknown
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Flowers, almost unscented, foliage smells of turpentine when crushed
GROWTH Medium tufted shrub 4-5 feet (1.2-1.5 metres) high
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation and wild?
At left; picture of The Turpentine-Scented Downy Rose , R. villosa variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 091 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
