| Description | Apothecary’s Rose (Rosa gallica officinalis) One of the oldest Rose's in cultivation and still is used today. Has been used for many different medical purposes. |
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| Plant Type | Shrubs Rose |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-10 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | semi-double, starts as crimson fade to near purple, dried petals fragrant |
| Fruit | round to oval red hips, seeds can naturalize |
| Leaves | dark green |
| Stems | have bristles but few thorns |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 3-4 plus feet, suckers readily when grown on own roots |
| Maintenance | Using hand shears or extended reach rose pruners I selectively cut back each branch at least 25-50% in the spring. Should be done every 1-3 years. This controls the size, promotes new growth increasing the flowers. Dead heading helps to promote quicker flushes of flowers. But by dead heading you will lose the rose hips. This is a matter of choice. |
| Propagation | seeds, cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | has been know since the 7th century |
| Misc Facts | (syn R. gallica maxima, R. gallica plena, R. officinalis, R. provincialis) #112, AKA: The Rose of Provins, Red Rose of Lancaster, Double French Rose |
| Notes & Reference | #107-American Rose Society Encyclopedia of Roses (Charles and Brigid Quest-Ritson), #111-Botanica’s Roses, #112-Taylor’s Guide to Roses (Nancy Ondra) |
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