Double Downy Rose
R. tomentosa variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Tomentosa (flore multiplici)
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier Cotonneux
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. tomentosa variety
COMMON NAME Double Downy Rose
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Seedling of the wild R. tomentosa, pre 1821
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Faintly scented
GROWTH Medium shrub, 4-5 feet (1.2-1.5 metres) tall
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of the Double Downy Rose , R. tomentosa variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 099 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
