Boursault Rose
R. l’heritierana variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume III (1824)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Reclinata flore sub multiplici
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier à boutons penchés (var. à fleurs semi doubles)
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. l’heritierana variety
COMMON NAME Boursault Rose
OTHER NAMES Near-Double Droop-Bud Rose, R. boursaultii
CLASS Boursault
ORIGIN Seedling from ‘Rosa Reclinata flore simplici’ (R. l’heritierana variety), pre 1824, France
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring to autumn
SCENT Unknown; likely slight/no fragrance
GROWTH Tall climber to 10 feet (3 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of the Boursault Rose, R. l’heritierana variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 156 out of 170, Volume III of Les Roses
