Apothecary’s Rose
R. gallica var. officinalis
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume I (1817)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Gallica officinalis
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier de Provins ordinaire
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. gallica var. officinalis
COMMON NAME Apothecary’s Rose
OTHER NAMES Common Provins Rose, Red Rose of Lancaster, Old Red Damask
CLASS Gallica
ORIGIN Sport from R. gallica, ancient origins
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring/summer
SCENT Strong fragrance
GROWTH Shrub 3 feet (0.9 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the Gallica known as the Apothecary’s Rose, R. gallica var. officinalis, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 026 out of 170, Volume I of Les Roses.
