Rosa gallica
Common name
French rose
Family
Rosaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Similar taxa
Plant with dense suckering habit; flowers double or semi-double, 5-7 cm diameter; fruit not or sparingly formed; young shoots pedicels and calyces lacking or with few to numerous glandular hairs, but these are never so dense as to give a mossy appearance.
Flower colours
Red/Pink, Violet/Purple
Year naturalised
1966
Origin
Europe, S.W. Asia