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• Apothecary's Rose
• Apothekerrose
• Common Provins Rose (syn. 'Officinalis')
• "Cynthia's Rose"
• Double Red Rose
• Officinalis
• Old Red Damask
• Provins Rose
• Provins rouge semi-double
• Red Damask (syn. Officinalis)
• Red Gallica
• Red Officinal Rose
• Red Rose of Lancaster
• Rosa gallica duplex
• Rosa gallica maxima
• Rosa gallica 'Officinalis'
• R. gallica officinalis
• R. gallica plena
• Rosa gallica var. officinalis Ser.
• Rosa gallica var. plena Regel synonym
• Rose de Provins
• Rosier de Provins ordinaire
• Rubra plena (gallica)

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Deep pink Species.
Exhibition name: R. gallica officinalis

Bred by Unknown (before 1160).

Gallica / Provins, Miscellaneous OGR.  

Deep pink to carmine-red.  Strong fragrance.  Average diameter 3".  Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cupped bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  

Bushy, well-branched.  Matte foliage.  5 leaflets.  

Height: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm).  Width: 3' (90cm).

USDA zone 3b through 8b.  Can be used for cut flower or garden.  Shade tolerant.  Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..  Prune after flowering is finished.  

Tetraploid

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Early descriptions of the 'Red Rose' are usually of 'Officinalis' and not of the single-bloomed species.

DNA analysis has shown a close relationship between 'Officinalis' and 'Belle sans Flatterie'. - see References.

The Swedish Rose Society recommends R. gallica 'Officinalis' for northern Sweden.

Sets hips.