Hundred-Crowns Burnet Rose
R. pimpinellifolia variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Pimpinellifolia flore variegato
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME La Pimprenelle aux Cent-Ecus
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. pimpinellifolia variety
COMMON NAME Hundred-Crowns Burnet Rose
OTHER NAMES Pimprenelle Belle Laure No. 2, R. spinosissima variegata
CLASS Species (hybrid)
ORIGIN Pre 1821; obtained from seed in Monsieur Descemet’s nursery, was also available from Monsieur Vibert’s nursery
FLOWERING Once-flowering; late spring or early summer
SCENT Slightly scented
GROWTH Small bushy shrub to 2 feet (0.6 metres)
AVAILABILITY Extinct?
At left; picture of the Hundred-Crowns Burnet Rose, R. pimpinellifolia variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 107 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
