Ventenat’s Rose
R. damascena var. bifera relative
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume III (1824)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Ventenatiana
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier Ventenat
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. damascena var. bifera relative
COMMON NAME Ventenat’s Rose
CLASS Damask (Damask Perpetual)
ORIGIN Uncertain; likely also related to R. francofurtana, pre 1824
FLOWERING Summer flowering with occasional rebloom through to autumn
SCENT Very fragrant
GROWTH Lanky shrub to a height of 2 feet (0.6 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of Damask rose known as Ventenat’s Rose, R. damascena var. bifera relative, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 158 out of 170, Volume III of Les Roses
