Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: Single: 1-7 petals
Rose bloom color: Pink blend
Extra Bloom Info: In small clusters
Rebloom: None
Class: Gallica
Extra Color Info: Pink, with purple shading, lighter reverse
Growth Habit: Short, 1-2 feet, very bushy
Fragrance: Moderate
Misc: Shade tolerant
Hybridizer & year: Unknown, before 1789
Optimal growing zones: USDA zones 4-8

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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)
Plant Height: 1-2 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Gallica Pumila'
  • 'Austriaca'
  • 'Dwarf Austrian Rose'
  • 'Nain'
  • 'Rose d'Autriche'
  • 'Rosier d'Amour'
  • 'Rosier d'Autriche'

Common names
  • Rose

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