Clustered Marsh Rose
R. palustris variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Hudsoniana Subcorymbosa
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier d’Hudson à fleurs presqu’en Corymbe
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. palustris variety
COMMON NAME Clustered Marsh Rose
OTHER NAMES Subcorymbrose Hudson Rose
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Native to North America; this variety raised from seed by Monsieur Ternaux pre 1821
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Unknown; likely no/slight scent
GROWTH Medium shrub, 2-3 feet (0.6-0.9 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of the Clustered Marsh Rose, R. palustris variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 114 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
