Bengale Blanc
R. chinensis variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Indica subalba
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier du Bengale ŕ fleurs blanches
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. chinensis variety
COMMON NAME Bengale Blanc
OTHER NAMES White China Rose
CLASS China
ORIGIN Raised from seed by Monsieur Cels, 1804
FLOWERING Flowers in flushes throughout the season
SCENT Unknown; likely slight/none
GROWTH Small shrub, 1.5 feet (0.45 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of the China Rose, Bengale Blanc, R. chinensis variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 095 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
