Double White Burnet Rose
R. pimpinellifolia variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Pimpinellifolia alba flore multiplici
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier Pimprenelle blanc ŕ fleurs doubles
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. pimpinellifolia variety
COMMON NAME Double White Burnet Rose
OTHER NAMES Pompon Blanc (White Pompon)
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Cultivated by Monsieur Descemet, pre 1821
FLOWERING Flowers spring or summer, sometimes with a second flush in the autumn (fall)
SCENT Unknown; likely slightly scented
GROWTH Medium shrub to about 2.5 feet (0.75 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of the Double White Burnet Rose, R. pimpinellifolia variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 105 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
