Cumberland Rose
R. centifolia variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa centifolia Anglica rubra
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier de Cumberland
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. centifolia variety
COMMON NAME Cumberland Rose
CLASS Centifolia
ORIGIN Unknown; long known in England
FLOWERING Once-flowering; summer
SCENT Strong, sweet fragrance
GROWTH Medium shrub; 2 feet high (0.6 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
For more information, don’t miss the introduction page; ‘Centifolia – The Old-Fashioned Cabbage Rose'
At left, picture of the Cabbage Rose, R. centifolia hybrid variety, known as the ‘Cumberland Rose’, painted by Redouté, portrait 106 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses.
