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.
Important Gallicas include the Apothecary’s Rose, also known as Officinalis,which can be traced back to Medieval times and is known as red rose of Lancaster. Rosa Mundi, or Rosa gallica ‘Versicolor’ is a classic old rose often seen in Tudor styled gardens, it is a mutation of Officinalis which has distinctive white splashing and striping to the petals.
Planting and Pruning Guide
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.
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Out of stockDeep crimson semi-double flowers mottled with purple and pink.Showy golden stamens Good scent. Dark stems mid-green serrated foliage. Summer flowering. Size: 1.5m x 1.5m.
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Out of stockAn excellent reliable Gallica of rosette formation. Rich pink fading to pale violet. Coarse green foliage overlaid with a bluish tinge. Highly scented. Summer flowering. Size:1.2m x 90cm.
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Out of stockPerfect quartered blooms of pale pink with lighter edges. Strong myrrh fragrance. A tidy shrub with grey-green foliage. Good disease resistance. Summer flowering. Size:1.2m x 1.0m.
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Out of stockFully double quartered blooms, lilac pink on the edges with deeper pink centres. Dark green foliage. Grown by Empress Josephine at Malmaison but a rarely seen today. Summer flowering. Size: 1.2m x 1.0m.
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Out of stockPretty double loose blooms of pale pink striped purple-crimson fading to paler tones. Short compact bushy growth. Grey green leaves. Good fragrance. A summer flowering . Size:90cm x 90cm.
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Out of stockOne of the most purple roses. Rich purple flowers with paler centres and pretty green button eyes. Very floriferous. Good scent. Lush dark green leaves. Summer flowering. Size:1.5m x 1.2m.
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Out of stockVery fragrant,double blooms of cerise crimson. Opens slightly ruffled with a central boss of golden stamens. A vigorous tall shrub. Grown in Hungary for attar. Summer Flowering. Size:1.75m x 1.25m
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Out of stockVery full magenta-crimson blooms with a green button eye. Dark green healthy foliage. Garden worthy. Summer flowering. Size:1.2m x 1.2m.
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Out of stocka.k.a. The Wax Rose. Highly perfumed blooms of blush pink with a deeper centre emerge from tightly scrolled buds. Tidy upright plant with good foliage. Summer flowering. Size:1.2m x 1.0m. Duchesse d'Angouleme )
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Out of stockLarge, full, flat blooms with a button eye. Magenta pink tinted with purple and lavender.Paler reverse.Excellent foliage. Slender erect stems.Summer flowering only.Size: 1.2m x 1.2m. Year of introduction: 1837 Breeder: Vibert
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Out of stockRich pink double blooms veined with deeper shades. Petals wavy and loosely arranged. Scented. Summer flowering. Size: 1.2m x 1.0m.
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Small compact habit. The blooms emerge from crimson buds and are quilled and quartered with green button eyes. Light crimson striped on a blush background. Fragrant. Summer flowering. Size: 1m x 1m.
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Out of stockA sprawling variety bearing huge very double blooms of deep pink with lilac edges. Beautiful dark green healthly Foliage. Virtually thornless stems. Fine scent. Summer flowering. Size:90cm x 1.2m.
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Out of stockA Gallica hybrid of unknown origin. The very full blooms are rosettes with a button eye. They start dark violet but fade to mauve with a paler reverse. Light scent. Lax, arching, fairly thornless stems. Small dark leaves. Summer flowering. Size 2m x 2m.
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A recent addition to the Gallicas, one of a few introduced during the 20th century. Large, flat, blooms of rich bright crimson with contrasting golden stamens. Sweet fragrance.Profuse summer flowering. Healthy, bushy growth. Size: 1.5m x 1.2m.
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Out of stocka.k.a Violacea. A tall upright bush bearing medium sized almost single blooms of purplish crimson with very pronounced golden stamens. Dazzling white streaks occasionally come from centre of the petals. Good scent. Summer flowering. Size:1.5m x 1.2m.
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Out of stockBeautiful quartered blooms with a magenta pink at the centre of the petals turning lilac to the outer. Good scent. Light green foliage. Size:1.2m x1.2m. Summer flowering.