Double-Flowered Carolina Rose
R. carolina var. plena
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa parvi-flora
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier ŕ petites fleurs
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. carolina var. plena
COMMON NAME Double-Flowered Carolina Rose
OTHER NAMES Small Flowered Rose, Pasture Rose, R. humilis
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Native to North America
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Fragrant
GROWTH Small shrub, 2-3 feet (0.6-0.9 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the Double-Flowered Carolina Rose , R. carolina var. plena, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 092 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
