Guerin’s Rose
R. gallica ‘Guerin’
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume III (1824)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Gallica Gueriniana
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier Guerin
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. gallica ‘Guerin’
COMMON NAME Guerin’s Rose
CLASS Gallica
ORIGIN Obtained from seed c. 1820 by Monsieur Guerin, Augers, France
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Unknown; likely some fragrance
GROWTH Smallish shrub, 2-3 feet
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation?
At left; picture of Guerin’s Rose, R. gallica ‘Guerin’, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 161 out of 170, Volume III of Les Roses
