'Gallica Maheca' rose References
Magazine (2020) Page(s) 33. Vol 42, No. 4.
Jacqui Davies. Discovering Gallicas at Araluen.
As Pat Toolan wrote in her recent review of the book Historical Roses: in the Europa- Rosarium Sangerhausen, 2020. “The photos are of such quality and size that they will help identify found roses in these classes.” After looking in it at the photo of La Belle Sultane (before 1795) and noticing for the first time the darker shading on the petals I realised I had never really looked closely at that flower in Araluen. Also that book says Violacea (1795) is a different variety from La Belle Sultane. From the photographs the only difference I can see is the number of rows of petals.
Book (2020) Page(s) 69, 147. Includes photo(s).
p. 69: Rosa gallica 'Violacea', Synonym: Rosa gallica L. var. violacea hort.
Growth habit: upright, up to 2 m, thin prickles and fine bristles. Foliage: dense, dark green, shoots reddish, leaflets leathery, honeycombed, loosely arranged, pendent, elliptical, mostly 5.
Flowers: solitary, sometimes in clusters, more than 10 petals, calyx pear shapednumerous glands, fat hips, sepals after fading turn long and feathery. Colour: purple violet, darker edges.Scent: light.
Name: The violet Gallica.
p. 147: The tall, openflowering, violet Gallica varieties are often confused. 'La Belle Sultane' and 'Maheka' are synonyms, but Rosa gallica 'Violacea' is different. This bush is daintier, the foliage more structured and the colour of the blooms is a clear purple-violet. The colour of the blooms of 'Maheka' is a luminous purple-red with darker blends.
Book (2011) Page(s) 206, 359.
p. 206: location C:118/2; L:IV/4e; L:IV/7a, Mahaeca, Netherlands; Dupont before 1811, Gallica, dark purple-violet-red, medium size, lightly filled, strong fragrance, tall [over 120 cm]
p. 359: location C:102/1; C:118/3; L:IV/4d, Rosa gallica L. var. violacea HORT. 'Violacea', gallica, medium size, single, moderate fragrance, medium height [60-80 cm]
Book (Aug 2002) Page(s) 53.
La Belle Sultane
Hybrid Gallica 1795
Rated 8.1
Book (Apr 2001) Page(s) 93.
Violacea see 'La Belle Sultane'
Book (3 Jan 2001) Page(s) 40-41.
Mahoeca [Jean-Pierre Vibert wrote in 1824] We owe to 'Mahoeca'... a quantity of superb varieties which are basically purple and violet... plumed, striped, or marbled...
Book (Dec 2000) Page(s) 237.
Belle Sultane Gallica. Holland 1795
Book (Apr 1999) Page(s) 36.
Belle Sultane ('Cumberland', 'de Cumberland', 'Grande Sultane') Gallica. Holland, 1795. Translation: "Beautiful Sultana." The author cites information from different sources... light pink
Article (newsletter) (Feb 1999) Page(s) 2.
La Belle Sultane Before 1790... one of 15 Dutch gallicas that definitely or probably originated in the Low Countries and which are still in cultivation today
Book (Jul 1998) Page(s) 86-90. Includes photo(s).
La Belle Sultane
Pays-Bas, fin XVIIIe (?)
Introduite par Du Pont, avant 1811.
Synonymes: Astre éclipsé (Yweins, d'après Hardy, c. 1852-1860). (Rosa gallica) violacea. (Rosa gallica) maheka. Rose du sérail (d'après Thory, in Rediuté). Rose sultane (d'après Thory, in Redouté). Sultane (Cels, 1817).
Charpente: 1,20 m à 1,50 m (voire 2 m et plus), branches grêles, sans aiguillons, seulement de minuscules acicules. Feuillage: vert moyen, peu abondant, petites folioles arrondies et assez épaisses. Fleur: rarement solitaire, plutôt en bouquet de 2 à 5, de taille moyenne, simple, plate, deux rangées de 5 à 6 pétales; étamines jaune-or disposées en une belle couronne. Couleur: rouge carmin proond et velouté. Parfum: faible. Fruits: arrondis, comparables à ceuy de Rosa gallica "officinalis".
[The author explains the historical background of this complex and its synonyms]
D'une part, existela variété appelée Rosa gallica "violacea" ou "Violacea" qui est celle qu'on trouve de nos jours dans le commerce specialisé, soit sous ce nom, soit sous ses synonymes incorrects mais couramment admis de "La belle sultane" et de 'Cumberland". C'est la Rosa violacea décrit par le botaniste allemande K. G. Rössig (1752-1806) vers 1799-1803. Une variété qui date peut-être du XVIe siècle et qui était cultivée en Hollande à la fin du XVIIIe sieclé. Elle fur probablement introduite en France par Du Pont.
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