'Elegant Gallica' Rose (Rosa gallica 'Officinalis' variety)
Hardy flowering shrub
Description: Medium pink, double blooms; flowers once per year in late spring or early summer
Habit: Medium-sized shrub to 4 feet high; spreads by suckers
Culture: Prefers rich, well-prepared garden loam and a warm, sunny location; prune just after flowering
Hardiness: USDA Zones 4b through 8b
“Elegant Gallica” is a particularly fine double form of the Apothecary’s Rose that was found in the gardens of the Wyck House, a 17th-century historic site in Germantown, PA, with a rose garden dating to the 1820s. The Gallicas are an important group of roses that, although not repeat blooming, had considerable influence on the evolution of modern roses.
Hardy flowering shrub
Description: Medium pink, double blooms; flowers once per year in late spring or early summer
Habit: Medium-sized shrub to 4 feet high; spreads by suckers
Culture: Prefers rich, well-prepared garden loam and a warm, sunny location; prune just after flowering
Hardiness: USDA Zones 4b through 8b
“Elegant Gallica” is a particularly fine double form of the Apothecary’s Rose that was found in the gardens of the Wyck House, a 17th-century historic site in Germantown, PA, with a rose garden dating to the 1820s. The Gallicas are an important group of roses that, although not repeat blooming, had considerable influence on the evolution of modern roses.
Description
Hardy flowering shrub
Description: Medium pink, double blooms; flowers once per year in late spring or early summer
Habit: Medium-sized shrub to 4 feet high; spreads by suckers
Culture: Prefers rich, well-prepared garden loam and a warm, sunny location; prune just after flowering
Hardiness: USDA Zones 4b through 8b
“Elegant Gallica” is a particularly fine double form of the Apothecary’s Rose that was found in the gardens of the Wyck House, a 17th-century historic site in Germantown, PA, with a rose garden dating to the 1820s. The Gallicas are an important group of roses that, although not repeat blooming, had considerable influence on the evolution of modern roses.
