White Bell Rose
R. francofurtana variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Campanulata alba
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier Campanulé ŕ fleurs blanches
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. francofurtana variety
COMMON NAME White Bell Rose
CLASS Turbinata
ORIGIN Obtained from seed by the Parisian gardener, Monsieur Cugnot pre 1821
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Unknown; likely some fragrance
GROWTH Small shrub to 2 feet (0.6 metres) high
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of the Turbinata Rose known as the White Bell Rose, R. francofurtana variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 103 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
