Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Flat
Petal count: Single: 1-7 petals
Rose bloom color: Light pink
Rebloom: None
Class: Gallica
Fragrance: Strong

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Plant Height: 3 - 5 feet
Plant Spread: 4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Other Beneficial Insects
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Rose
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Rosa x richardii
  • Synonym: Rosa sancta

Photo Gallery
Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2018-06-15
In the rose garden
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2023-06-21
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2023-06-21
Location: Newby Hall gardens, Yorkshire, England UK 
Date: 2018-06-15
Rosa x richardii
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2023-06-21
Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2018-06-15
In the rose garden
Location: Loki Schmidt Garten - Botanischer Garten der Universität Hamburg
Date: 2022-09-13
Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2018-06-15
In the rose garden
Location: Loki Schmidt Garten - Botanischer Garten der Universität Hamburg
Date: 2022-09-13
R. gallica x R. phoenicia - Found in Egypt 1928
Location: Rosarium Glucksburg, Germany.
Location: Rosarium Glucksburg, Germany.
Location: Rosarium Glucksburg, Germany.
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