Empress Josephine has rich pink double blooms veined with deeper shades. Petals are wavy and loosely arranged. Strongly scented. Summer flowering. Size: 1.2m x 1m.
Empress Josephine
From £17.95
About Empress Josephine rose:
| Rose Group | Gallica Rose |
| Breeder | Descemet |
| Date of Introduction | 1815 |
| Colour | Deep Pink |
| Flower Form | Double |
| Height | Medium |
| Flowering Period | Summer |
| Fragrance | Strong |
| Awards | RHS Award of Garden Merit |
| Disease Resistance | Good |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 -what’s this? |
Poor Soils, Few or No Thorns, Named Rose
More about Gallica Roses:
Gallica Roses are an ancient group comprising short compact shrubs with bristly stems and excellent foliage. The flowers range in colour from pink through to the darkest maroon and can be single or most often double. They are prized for their wonderful scent as well as their medicinal properties.
Pruning Guide: Gallicas require little pruning apart from the removal of old spent wood once established (after flowering) and shaping as required. One habit of Gallica roses includes natural suckering, where creeping roots form new stems far away from the mother plant to produce a thicket. If this is not required, it can be easily controlled by keeping the graft union at or just above soil level.
Read our blog on how to prepare the ground for your bareroot Empress Josephine rose, or for more information on caring for and pruning once-flowering roses, visit the RHS website.
And don’t forget, we also stock a variety of excellent rose care products to ensure you get the best from your roses. Browse our rose care products here.
We are completely sold out of potted stock of this rose for 2026. The next buying opportunity is bareroot for autumn/winter delivery.
