Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Rosa gallica officinalis

Also known as Apothecary's rose. A rose great for collectors. Also a rose that has history to it. It was believed that the flowers get more fragrant as they dry. (They don't.) The Apothecary's rose was used in medicinal purposes at one point.
This rose will sucker. It also had a mutation or a sport, that has stripes. The name of the sport is called Rosa Mundi.

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