'Agatha Incarnata' Rose
R. gallica ‘Agatha Incarnata’
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume III (1824)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Gallica Agatha incarnata
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME L’Agathe Carnée
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. gallica ‘Agatha Incarnata’
COMMON NAME Agatha Incarnata
OTHER NAMES Pink Agatha, M. Louise
CLASS Gallica (Agatha)
ORIGIN Unknown, pre 1800, thought to be hybrid between a Gallica variety and a variety of Damask
FLOWERING Once-flowering; summer
SCENT Very fragrant
GROWTH Medium shrub 3-5 feet (0.9-1.5 metres), tidy growth habit
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the rose ‘Agatha Incarnata’, R. gallica variety, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 153 out of 170, Volume III of Les Roses
