'Provins Marbré' Rose
R. gallica variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume III (1824)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Gallica flore marmoreo
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier de Provins à fleurs marbrées
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. gallica variety
COMMON NAME Provins Marbré
OTHER NAMES Marbled Provins Rose, Speckled Provins Rose,
CLASS Gallica
ORIGIN Unknown; pre 1824
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Almost scentless
GROWTH Medium bush, 3-4 feet (0.9-1.2 metres) high
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of the Marbled Provins Rose, R. gallica variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 139 out of 170, Volume III of Les Roses
