Rosa banksiae R.Br. var. banksiae

Gore describes its flowers as extremely small, very double, white, scented with violets.  Almost certainly synonymous with Paul’s White Banksian rose.  [Gore, Paul (1848, 1863, 1888, 1903), Rivers (1854, 1857, 1863), BR f.397/1819, Amat].  

Horticultural & Botanical History

‘Flowers white, fragrant, and very double. […] An elegant evergreen.  Native of China.  Will thrive and flower in the open air, if placed in a warm sheltered situation; but being liable to be cut down, after the buds are formed, by our late frosts, its safest situation is in the border of the conservatory.  This Rose without a thorn has been appropriately named in honour of Lady Banks, by whom it was communicated to us, from her Ladyship’s seat at Spring-Grove.  Propagated by cuttings.  Introduced in 1807, by Mr. William Kerr.’  [BM t.1954/1817].

History at Camden Park

Listed in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [T.867/1850].  Still grows in the gardens in a number of sites.

Notes

Published Feb 11, 2010 - 11:39 AM | Last updated Jul 30, 2010 - 05:34 PM

Figured are pinnate leaves and a cluster of small white, double roses. Curtis's Botanical Magazine t.1954, 1817.

Rosa banksiae R.Br. var. banksiae | BM t.1954/1817 | BHL

More details about Rosa banksiae R.Br. var. banksiae
Family Rosaceae
Category
Region of origin

Garden origin, China
Synonyms
  • Double white Banksian rose
Common Name
Name in the Camden Park Record

Rosa Banksia alba pleno 
Confidence level high