Gallica Roses

Article by: Geoff Bryant

Very soon stocks of new season's roses , Plants, Birds, Love and Deer Hate will be arriving in the garden , Outdoor Living Cleanses The Mind, Body, and Spirit centres, if they're not already there. Indeed, to be sure of getting the most sought after varieties it may have been necessary to put an order in some time ago. However, in their rush for the new, those who are slaves to fashion often overlook gems, leaving some of the best tried and true plants , Bedding s and Plugs (small plants) for those prepared to simply wait and see what is available. Gallica roses , You Can't Beat Perennials For Glorious Color All Season Long are a case in point. While the popularity of Old Roses , Constructing a Rock Garden waxes and wanes as each new generation discovers them and then seeks something new, the best of them carry on regardless.

Rosa gallica, also known as the French Rose , Japanese Beetles - The Plain Truth About Traps... And A Tiny New Winged Hope! or Provins Rose, , September Gardening Tips is a species that grows , Wicker Patio Furniture is Gorgeous with Colorful Patio Furniture Cushions wild from southern and central Europe to the Caucasus. Because it readily produces sports, has a tendency towards double flowers, , Small Backyard Mini-Ponds are Low on Maintenance and Easy to Install and may have hybridised naturally with other species, it is likely that the earliest European garden , Hydroponics ing - An Introduction To Hydroponics Gardening For Beginners (Part 11) What Is pH? roses were forms of Rosa gallica. The earliest recognisable Gallica still grown is 'Officinalis', the Apothecary's Rose. , Hydroponics Gardening - An Introduction To Hydroponics Gardening For Beginners (part 14) CO2 It is a deep pink , Small Backyard Mini-Ponds are Low on Maintenance and Easy to Install semi-double thought to have been introduced into France from the Middle East by returning 13th century crusaders. It has even been suggested that 'Officinalis' was the first cultivated rose, , Orchids: A Luxurious Look That's Really Not Hard To Achieve though that is impossible to prove. A similar rose , Flower Crabapples: A Baker's Dozen was used medicinally and in perfume manufacture in Charlemagne's time, but it can't be traced back beyond around 1200 with any certainty. Nevertheless, 'Officinalis' can be seen in many medieval manuscripts, paintings, , Edible Flowers and stained glass windows, , Outdoor Living Cleanses The Mind, Body, and Spirit and while deep pink , Lose That Ugly Algae! rather than red, it earned fame in the War of the Roses , Relaxation in the Garden Starts with a Hammock as the Red Rose , Introduction to Hydroponics Gardening and Tips for Its Maintenance of Lancaster. (The White Rose , Edible Flowers of York was Rosa Ãƒâ€” alba.) 'Rosa Mundi' (syn. 'Versicolor'), which probably dates from the late 16th century, is a very popular sport of 'Officinalis'. It has striped and sectored bicolor white , How To Make Your Own Moss Landscape Rock and Garden Statues and deep pink flowers, , The Top 10 Tips For Getting Rid Of Weeds In Your Lawn and is thought to have been named after Rosamund, a mistress of Henry II. It may date back to the 13th century or even earlier but can't be traced beyond 1580 with certainty. Gallicas were at the height of their popularity from the 18th to the mid-19th centuries, and it is from that period that most of today's plants , Tillers - How to Find the Right Tiller for the Job date. Early nurseries kept few records but it is likely that by the early 19th century there were well over 1000 varieties of gallica in cultivation, possibly up to 3000. It is therefore not surprising that several other recognised groups, such as the Damask Roses, , Home and Garden Decor Needs have Rosa gallica in their parentage. Their flowers, , Relaxation in the Garden Starts with a Hammock which are abundant and often heavily scented, tend toward the pink, , Cymbidiums Orchid Plants - What You Need To Grow Successfully red and purple shades. White , Picking up Roses for Your Landscape gallicas are also available and many of the darker flowered types are flecked or otherwise marked with white , November Gardening Tips or pale pink. , How To Waterproof a Canvas The flowers , Daylily "Red Hot Returns" appear only in spring , Wicker Patio Furniture is Gorgeous with Colorful Patio Furniture Cushions and early summer, , Edible Flowers with perhaps the occasional late bloom, though vivid hips often follow the flowers, , How to Use Garden Ornaments providing colour , Daylily "Red Hot Returns" well into autumn. , Container Vegetable Gardening - The Easy Way To A Mouth-Watering Harvest
The fleeting beauty of the flowers , September Gardening Tips and the historical connections is certainly why Gallicas tend to be regarded as the most 'romantic' of all the roses. , Constructing a Rock Garden It's not hard to see why. Their beautiful, , Easy Landscaping and Curb Appeal for Florida Homes rather formal shapes with an air , How to Use Garden Ornaments of elegance, their textures and colours, , Edible Flowers so often reminiscent of faded purple velvet, and their fragrance combine to create roses , Hydroponics Gardening - How to Grow Flowers and Vegetables with Minimal Time and Effort of which memories are made. The very name Apothecary's Rose , Home and Garden Decor Needs conjures up images of alchemy, love potions and the like. Associations with the French aristocracy also enhance the gallica's romantic appeal. Marie-Antoinette had made in 1770 a bed , How To Keep Birds Off Of Your Patio Furniture of 'Officinalis' petals and the Empress Josephine so adored Gallicas that her rose gardens , A Guide To Landscape Bridges at Malmaison were a virtual shrine to the type. Many nurseries, especially rose , Lose That Ugly Algae! specialists, stock a good range of gallicas and as you might expect, those that have survived long enough to still be in production in the 21st century tend to be sturdy, easily grown plants. , s, Birds, Love and Deer Hate In addition to 'Rosa Mundi' and 'Officinalis' look out for 'Charles de Mills' (double, velvety crimson) 'Cardinal de Richelieu' (double, clustered dark purple red flowers), 'Hippolyte' (double, purple, many small flowers), 'Belle de CrÃƒÂ©cy', 'Tuscany Superb' (double, dark purple-red, very fragrant), 'Duchesse de Buccleugh' (double, deep pink, , You Can't Beat Perennials For Glorious Color All Season Long late), 'Duchesse de Montebello' (double, soft pink), 'Complicata' (single, bright mid-pink, fragrant), 'Nannette' (double, purple-red), 'AnaÃƒÂ¯s SÃƒÂ©gales' (double, purple-pink, very fragrant), 'IpsilantÃƒÂ©' (double, mauve-pink) and 'Gloire de France' (double, purple-pink fading to pale pink , Flower Crabapples: A Baker's Dozen edges). Sure, you could wait until next year and check out the local , Understanding Soil Nutrients botanic gardens , Caring for Your Furniture before making a selection, but take my word for it, gallicas are beautiful. , Orchids: A Luxurious Look That's Really Not Hard To Achieve Why not start your own private Malmaison now?

Cultivation tips

Gallicas are very frost hardy and tend to be fairly small bushes with light , Hydroponics Gardening - An Introduction To Hydroponics Gardening For Beginners (Part 11) What Is pH? or bright green , A Guide To Landscape Bridges that is usually quite lush. They can be bought budded or may be grown on their own roots. , How To Keep Birds Off Of Your Patio Furniture Own root plants , How To Waterproof a Canvas will produce suckers that help to thicken up the bush and will sometimes even allow them to be grown as a hedge. , Cymbidiums Orchid Plants - What You Need To Grow Successfully Removing rooted suckers is an easy way to start new plants, , Cymbidiums Orchid s - What You Need To Grow Successfully which is probably why Gallicas were such a suitable subject for medieval plant , Introduction to Hydroponics Gardening and Tips for Its Maintenance propagators. Summer , Orchids: A Luxurious Look That's Really Not Hard To Achieve softwood cuttings under mist are reliable and winter , Miniature Roses hardwood cuttings outdoors , Hydroponics Gardening - How to Grow Flowers and Vegetables with Minimal Time and Effort strike quite well. Their compact habit is easily maintained by light , Natural Garden Pest Control overall trimming and thinning, which can be done in winter , Cymbidiums Orchid Plants - What You Need To Grow Successfully or, if keeping the hips is not important, as soon as flowering , How To Make Your Own Moss Landscape Rock and Garden Statues is finished. You can even trim and shape in summer , Lose That Ugly Algae! and winter , How to Use Garden Ornaments if necessary. Very old bushes on their own roots , The Top 10 Tips For Getting Rid Of Weeds In Your Lawn may be cut back almost to ground level to encourage vigorous new growth. Gallicas are bristly rather than really thorny, which makes pruning , Picking up Roses for Your Landscape a fairly pain-free experience. Natural , November Gardening Tips ly, you need to keep an eye open for all the traditional pests , How to Use Garden Ornaments and diseases , Small Backyard Mini-Ponds are Low on Maintenance and Easy to Install of roses, , Bamboo: a Versatile and Renewable Resource though you needn't expect more trouble with Gallicas than any other roses. , How to Use Garden Ornaments Just don't believe those comments you may read that suggest that they are particularly pest- or disease-resistant.

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The Greeks and Romans cultivated Rosa gallica, though apart for the odd sport it is unlikely that they grew anything greatly different from the wild form. So should you feel the need to have rose , A Guide To Landscape Bridges petals strewn in your path , Miniature Roses in the manner of a Roman emperor, they should be those of Rosa gallica.

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