Family : Rosaceae
Class : Gallica
Text and pictures © Giuseppe Mazza
English translation by Peter Thompson
Old Rose.
This old rose, very closely related to the Rosa gallica , was already known to us by 1800.
It has corollas with 5-7 petals, highly perfumed, deep pink and paler on the underside.
It grows vigorously, even in poor soils, and can reach 3 m in height. It is therefore suitable for creating isolated shrubs, hedges, and even to make pillars like a climber.
→ History of the rose : from the Wild Roses towards a perfect rose.
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