'The Bishop' Rose
R. gallica hybrid
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Gallica (Purpuro-violacea magna)
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier Evêque
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. gallica hybrid
COMMON NAME The Bishop
OTHER NAMES L’Eveque, La Cocarde
CLASS Gallica (some classify it as Centifolia)
ORIGIN Unknown; pre 1790
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Very fragrant
GROWTH Medium shrub, 2.5-5 feet (0.75-1.5 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of ‘The Bishop’ rose , R. gallica hybrid, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 070 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
