'Agathe Royale' Rose
R. gallica variety
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume III (1824)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Gallica Agatha (var. Regalis)
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier Agathe-Royale
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. gallica variety
COMMON NAME Agathe Royale
OTHER NAMES Royal Agatha, Bouquet Parfait
CLASS Gallica (Agatha)
ORIGIN Unknown, listed by nurseryman, Godefroy, 1811
FLOWERING Once-flowering; early spring to late spring
SCENT Strong fragrance
GROWTH Smallish bush to 2.5 feet (0.75 metres) high
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation, but doubt whether original
At left; picture of the rose ‘Agathe Royale’, R. gallica variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 137 out of 170, Volume III of Les Roses
