Semi-Double Sweetbriar
R. rubiginosa variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Rubiginosa flore semi-pleno
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier Rouille ŕ fleurs semi-doubles
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. rubiginosa variety
COMMON NAME Semi-Double Sweetbriar
OTHER NAMES Little Hessian Rose, R. eglanteria variety
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Obtained from seed and raised by P.J. Redouté c. 1806
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Foliage fragrant of apples when crushed
GROWTH Medium shrub, 3-4 feet (0.9-1.2 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of the Semi-Double Sweetbriar Rose , R. rubiginosa variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 093 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
