Leafy White Rose of Fleury
R. alba variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume III (1824)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa alba foliacea
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME La Blanche foliacée de fleury
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. alba variety
COMMON NAME Leafy White Rose of Fleury
OTHER NAMES De Fleury
CLASS Alba
ORIGIN Raised from seed in a garden in Fleury-sous-Meudon, France, pre 1824
FLOWERING Once-flowering; early spring
SCENT Strong, sweet fragrance
GROWTH Branching shrub to 3 feet (0.9 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of the Leafy White Rose of Fleury, R. alba variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 123 out of 170, Volume III of Les Roses
