Starry China Rose
R. chinensis variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume III (1824)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Indica Stelligera
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME La Bengale Étoilé
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. chinensis variety
COMMON NAME Starry China Rose
CLASS China
ORIGIN Seedling raised by Redouté & Thory from R. chinensis var. sanguinea, 1819
FLOWERING Repeat flowering
SCENT Slight/no fragrance
GROWTH Miniature shrub, 8-10 inches (20-25 centimetres) high
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of the Starry China Rose, R. chinensis variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 135 out of 170, Volume III of Les Roses
