Thornless Burnet Rose
R. pimpinellifolia var. inermis
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume III (1824)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Pimpinellifolia inermis
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier Pimprenelle à tiges sans épines
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. pimpinellifolia var. inermis
COMMON NAME Thornless Burnet Rose
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Found growing wild by Monsieur Nestler in the volcanic region of the Vosges, France, pre 1824
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Slight/no scent
GROWTH Thornless shrub to 3 feet (0.9 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the Thornless Burnet Rose, R. pimpinellifolia var. inermis, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 126 out of 170, Volume III of Les Roses
