Leschenault’s Rose
R. leschenaultii
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume III (1824)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa sempervirens Leschnaultiana
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Le Rosier Leschenault
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. leschenaultii
COMMON NAME Leschenault’s Rose
OTHER NAMES Known in India as ‘Samatigne’
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Redouté & Thory’s specimen from Monsieur Leschenault who collected it from the Nilgiri Hills in India, pre 1824
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Very fragrant
GROWTH Inclined to ramble, but if supported can climb to 60-70 feet (18-21 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of Leschenault’s Rose, R. leschenaultii, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 160 out of 170, Volume III of Les Roses
