Rosa Mundi Rose: Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Key facts

Growth habit: Shrub
Flowering: Once-flowering
Listed for: United Kingdom

Overview

Rosa Mundi is a Gallica rose dating from before 1581. Its flowers are striped pink and white and moderately scented. The shrub stays at about 1 m (3 ft) high and wide, which makes it easy to fit into a border, a low hedge or an old-rose bed. It received the RHS Award of Garden Merit in 1993. Ideal for gardeners who enjoy striped blooms and historic varieties.

Rosa Mundi traits

Gallica rose with pink-and-white striped flowers
Moderate fragrance
About 1 m tall and wide
Grown since before 1581
RHS Award of Garden Merit, 1993

Good for

Old-rose beds
Low hedging
Cottage borders

Compare with other rose varieties

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Variety	Days to maturity	Growth habit	Type
Rosa Mundi this page	—	Shrub	—
A Shropshire Lad	—	Shrub	—
Andrewsii	—	Shrub	—
Aphrodite	—	Shrub	—
Boscobel	—	Shrub	—
Canary Bird	—	Shrub	—
Cantabrigiensis	—	Shrub	—

Rosa Mundi FAQ

What kind of rose is Rosa Mundi?

Rosa Mundi is a Gallica rose dating from before 1581. Its flowers are striped pink and white and moderately scented.

How does Rosa Mundi compare with other rose varieties?

Rosa Mundi: shrub. Similar rose varieties include A Shropshire Lad, Andrewsii, Aphrodite. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.

What is Rosa Mundi good for?

Rosa Mundi is grown for old-rose beds, low hedging, cottage borders.

Sowing, care and common problems

Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every rose variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.

Source

Source: Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)

The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.