Diploid per Zlesak 2009, Pollen diameter and guard cell length as predictors of ploidy in diverse rose cultivars, species, and breeding lines. Floriculture and Ornamental Biotechnology.

1758 -1828, Dorothea née Hugesson, épouse du naturaliste Joseph Banks

I grew up hearing this rose- widely grown in the southern U.S.- called 'Lady Banksia'. From what I can tell, this is a fairly common synonym in the U.S.

Virginia

Proven to be drought tolerant in rose trials conducted by Robert Mattock Roses on the island of Ibiza in the Mediterranean, http://www.robertmattockroses.com/ibiza.asp

In the species rambler/scrambler category, below is a list found to be drought tolerant in these trials:

R. banksiae ‘Lutea’
R. multiflora

Melissa