top.gif (6421 bytes)541   Rosa Mundi

Class:  Gallica
Color: Pink Blend
Form:  Double
Height:  Medium  3-4 Feet
Bloom Season:  Spring/Summer
Fragrance:  Moderately Fragrant
Introduced:  <1581
Hardiness:  Zone 3 (-30° - 40° F)
Stock Status:   Not Available
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Rosa Mundi is one of the most ancient of cultivated roses. It is a striped sport of Apothecary’s Rose. It is identical in all ways except the flowers are striped with white. There are recorded references to Rosa Mundi that date to the 12’Th century. It is supposed to have been named after Rosamund, Henry II’s mistress. Disease resistance and winter hardiness are identical to Apothecary’s Rose.

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