Blush Noisette
R. noissettiana
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Noisettiana
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier de Philippe Noisette
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. noissettiana
COMMON NAME Blush Noisette
OTHER NAMES Phillipe Noisette Rose, Blush Cluster, Flesh-Coloured Noisette
CLASS Noisette
ORIGIN A hybrid (R. moschata x chinensis) bred in the United States by John Champney, introduced by Philippe Noisette, 1814
FLOWERING Blooms in flushes throughout the season
SCENT Musky, clove-like fragrance
GROWTH Shrub 8-10 feet (2.4-3.0 meters) or climber to 12 feet (3.6 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the rose, Blush Noisette, R. noissettiana, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 094 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
