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Rosa gallica versicolor (Syn. Rosa 'Rosa Mundi')

Common Name

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Soil

Roses prefer acidic soil of pH 6.5 (sand) but will tolerate alkaline soils up to pH 7.5 (chalk). Mix 25 lts farmyard manure, or pulverized tree bark with bone meal, in soil before planting. Broadcast rose fertilizer in early Spring.

Tolerant of Poor Soils, so broadcast rose fertilizer in early summer as well.

Sun Aspect

Full Sun.

Tolerant of shade.

Soil Moisture

Moist.

Plant Type

Old Garden Roses: 25 Gallica (Shrub) from the Rosa gallicanae species

Height x Spread in feet

3 x 3

Foliage

Dark Green

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Varied mixture of light crimson and white.

Flowering is in June during the Summer only. Very fragrant. Ornamental hips display.

Comment

A sport of Rosa gallica officinalis to which it is identical except in colour. It is probably the oldest and best known of the striped roses. The most romantic of various legends surrounding this rose is that it was named after 'Fair Rosamund', mistress of King Henry II of England.

Good for Hedging. Good for cutting. Grow in pots.

Available from R.V. Roger Ltd and from Peter Beales Roses.

For further details on the cultivation of roses, consult the Royal National Rose Society.