Rosa Mundi
R. gallica variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume I (1817)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Gallica Versicolor
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier de France à fleurs panachées
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. gallica variety
COMMON NAME Rosa Mundi
OTHER NAMES Striped Rose of France, Fair Rosamond’s Rose, Provins Panaché
CLASS Gallica
ORIGIN Known since the 1500s; possibly R. gallica officinalis sport
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring/summer
SCENT Mild fragrance
GROWTH Smallish shrub, 2-3 feet (0.6-0.9 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the Gallica Rose, Rosa Mundi, R. gallica variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 056 out of 170, Volume I of Les Roses
