Rosa Mundi an exquisite old Rose with a history going back many centuries.
This semi double eye catcher with red, white and pink stripes looks as good in the ground as she does photographed. Rosa Mundi an old Gallica Rose also carries the name Versicolor.
Its very strange but even gardeners who would normally find this raspberry ripple effect rather garish in other plants, do in fact sing the praises of Rosa Mundi, has it all to do with the history?
Rosa mundi has been in our round garden for many years and doesn’t show any sign of deterioration. First blooms of this lightly scented Gallica Rose starts to open at the end of June and will usually continue to bloom until early August. It is a strong growing shrub ideal for the North East of Scotland where it grows to a height of four feet. Rosa Mundi is also said to look really good grown as a hedge.
The history of this Rose goes back earlier than the 16th century, in fact some historians place it as early as the 12th century with connections to Henry 2nd and his mistress. I think you should read what The Country Garden Rose Specialist has to say about this.
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The Rose (Angele Pernet) which I planted in a friends garden last year flowered beautifully. I snapped this picture of it at the end of June last year.
It really is the most beautiful shade of orange with hints of yellow. Angele Pernet is a heavily scented HT Rose with a bushy habit and is rather short at approximately two feet in height, bred by Pernet-Ducher in 1924. It is a rare Rose and in the UK is only available from Peter Beales. It performed rather well in its first season in Aberdeen. Will it continue to do so well in future, is it happier in warmer
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