Semi-Double Hedge Rose
R. agrestis variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa sepium flore submultiplici
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier des hayes ŕ fleur semi doubles
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. agrestis variety
COMMON NAME Semi-Double Hedge Rose
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Pre 1821; obtained from seed by Monsieur Cugnot
FLOWERING Once-flowering; summer
SCENT Unknown; likely slight/no scent
GROWTH Branching shrub, 4-5 feet (1.2-1.5 metres) high
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of the Semi-Double Hedge Rose, R. agrestis variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 109 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
