Bengale d'Automne
R. chinensis variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume III (1824)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa indica Automnalis
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Le Bengale d’Automne
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. chinensis variety
COMMON NAME Bengale d'Automne
OTHER NAMES Autumn China Rose
CLASS China
ORIGIN Obtained form seed in the garden of Dr. Cartier pre 1822, France
FLOWERING In France’s climate, flowers in flushes, spring and summer the buds drop off, autumn (fall) they finally open completely
SCENT Slight/no fragrance
GROWTH In France’s climate, a bush 1.5 feet high (0.45 metres), larger in warmer climates
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the rose Bengale d’Automne, R. chinensis variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 162 out of 170, Volume III of Les Roses
