Double Soft-Leaved Rose
R. mollis variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa mollissima (flore submultiplici)
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier ŕ feuilles molles
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. mollis variety
COMMON NAME Double Soft-Leaved Rose
OTHER NAMES R. villosa mollissima
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Semi-double variety of R. mollis, pre 1821
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring
SCENT Unknown
GROWTH Medium shrub to 4 feet (1.2 metres) high
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of Double Soft-Leaved Rose , R. mollis variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 100 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
