Great Royal
R. gallica hybrid
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Gallica Regalis
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier Grandeur Royale
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. gallica hybrid
COMMON NAME Great Royal
OTHER NAMES Passe Princesse, Hortensia, Rose Pivoine
CLASS Gallica
ORIGIN Pre 1813; possibly R. gallica x centifolia hybrid
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Mild fragrance
GROWTH Shrub; 2.5 feet (0.75 metres) own roots, 5 feet (1.5 metres) grafted
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the Gallica rose, Great Royal, R. gallica hybrid, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 065 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
