Rose of Love
R. gallica var. pumila
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Pumila
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier d’Amour
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. gallica var. pumila
COMMON NAME Rose of Love
OTHER NAMES Rose of Austria
CLASS Gallica
ORIGIN Pre 1700, reported wild in France, Germany, Spain and Italy.
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Fragrant
GROWTH Small suckering shrub to 1.5-2 feet (0.45-0.6 metres)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the Gallica Rose, ‘Rose of Love’, R. gallica var. pumila, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 087 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
