Common Alpine Rose
R. pendulina
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Alpina vulgaris
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier des Alpes commun
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. pendulina
COMMON NAME Common Alpine Rose
OTHER NAMES Alpine Hedge Rose
CLASS Species
ORIGIN European native species common in the Alps, Vosges, the Pyrenees and mountains of Auvergne
FLOWERING Once-flowering; late spring to summer
SCENT Slight/no fragrance
GROWTH Medium shrub, 3-4 feet (0.9-1.2 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation/wild
At left; picture of the Common Alpine Rose, R. pendulina, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 111 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
