Cherry Briar Rose
R. foetida variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume III (1824)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Eglanteria sub rubra
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME L’Eglantier Cerise
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. foetida variety
COMMON NAME Cherry Briar Rose
OTHER NAMES Austrian Briar seedling
CLASS Species (hybrid)
ORIGIN Noted in the nursery of Monsieur Vilmorin, c. 1820, likely obtained from seed of the yellow R. foetida
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Unknown; likely similar to R. foetida
GROWTH Small shrub, 2-3 feet (0.6-0.9 metres)
AVAILABILITY Extinct?
At left; picture of the Cherry Briar Rose, R. foetida variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 151 out of 170, Volume III of Les Roses
