Lady Monson’s Rose
R. collina variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume III (1824)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Collina Monsoniana
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier de Lady Monson
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. collina variety
COMMON NAME Lady Monson’s Rose
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Discovered by Mr. Sabine, secretary of the Horticultural Society of London, in the garden of Lady Monson, pre 1824
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Unknown; likely slightly fragrant
GROWTH Medium shrub 3 feet plus (0.9 metres plus)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of Lady Monson’s Rose, R. collina variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 148 out of 170, Volume III of Les Roses
