Silver Flowered Hispid Rose
R. tomentosa variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume III (1824)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa hispida Argentea
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier hispide à fleurs Argentées
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. tomentosa variety
COMMON NAME Silver Flowered Hispid Rose
CLASS Species (hybrid)
ORIGIN Unknown, pre 1774 (Münchh.)
FLOWERING Once-flowering; summer with occasional blooms in autumn
SCENT Unknown; likely slight/no fragrance
GROWTH Tall bushy shrub, 6-7 feet (1.8-2.1 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of the Silver Flowered Hispid Rose, R. tomentosa variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 157 out of 170, Volume III of Les Roses
