Carnation China Rose
R. chinensis variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume III (1824)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Indica Caryophyllea
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME La Bengale Oeillet
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. chinensis variety
COMMON NAME Carnation China Rose
CLASS China
ORIGIN Raised by P.J. Redouté from the seed of the Common China Rose (R. chinensis var. vulgaris)
FLOWERING Repeat flowering
SCENT Slightly fragrant
GROWTH Small shrub, 15-20 inches (38-50 centimetres) high
AVAILABILITY Thought extinct, but may be akin to the ‘Carnation Rose’ (a Bermuda mystery rose)
At left; picture of the Carnation China Rose, R. chinensis variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 149 out of 170, Volume III of Les Roses
