Farinose Rose
R. villosa variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume III (1824)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa farinosa
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier farineux
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. villosa variety
COMMON NAME Farinose Rose
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Wild specimen from Germany sent to Thory & Redouté by Monsieur Rau who first identified it, pre 1824
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Unknown; likely some scent
GROWTH Medium, branching shrub 3-5 feet (0.9-1.5 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation and wild?
At left; picture of the Farinose Rose, R. villosa variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 145 out of 170, Volume III of Les Roses
