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Rosa Mundi (Galica Shrub)

Rosa Mundi (Galica Shrub)

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Rosa Mundi – Striped Gallica Shrub Rose

Rosa Mundi (Rosa gallica 'Versicolor') is one of the oldest named roses in cultivation, known since the 16th century, and still one of the most instantly recognisable and admired of all garden shrubs. Its semi-double flowers are a botanical curiosity of great beauty: a crimson-pink background overlaid with irregular pale pink and white stripes and splashes, each bloom uniquely patterned. The effect is vivid and joyful – a living tapestry of colour.

Named in legend after 'Fair Rosamund', the favourite of King Henry II, Rosa Mundi carries a rich old-fashioned fragrance and produces a single, spectacular flowering in June and July. Attractive small orange hips follow in autumn, completing what is genuinely a piece of living garden history.

🌸 Plant Specifications

Colour Crimson-pink with irregular pale pink and white stripes – each flower uniquely marked
Fragrance Good fragrance – rich, old-fashioned rose scent
Flower size 6 cm (2.5") – regular, semi-double with golden stamens
Petal count / form Semi-double, open form, exposed golden stamens, cluster flowers
Height × Spread 120 cm × 120 cm (4 ft × 4 ft)
Flowering season Once flowering – June to July; small attractive hips in autumn
Sunlight Full sun; at least 4 hours daily
Disease resistance Good disease resistance
Thorns Thorns present on growth
Bee friendly Not primarily bee-friendly
Pot size (potted) 5.5 litre

🏡 Ideal For

  • Heritage rose enthusiasts – a living piece of garden history since the 16th century
  • Traditional and cottage garden mixed borders
  • Gardeners who love bold, striped flower patterns
  • Creating vivid colour impact in the June border
  • Wildlife gardens – small hips attract birds in autumn

✂️ Pruning Guide

Prune lightly after flowering finishes in summer. Old shrub roses need minimal pruning – remove dead or unproductive wood and lightly shape the plant. Do not hard prune or you will reduce next year's flowering.

🌱 Planting & Care

Plant in well-prepared soil enriched with organic matter. We recommend adding Empathy Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi at planting to establish a strong root system quickly. Water regularly during the first growing season. Feed with a specialist rose fertiliser in spring and again after the first flush of flowers.

📦 Buying Options

  • Potted (5.5 ltr) – £24.49: Ready to plant any time of year. Plants arrive established and ready to grow away quickly.
  • Bare Root – £20.99: Available November to March. Excellent value; bare root roses establish just as well as potted when planted at the right time.

🏆 Why Buy From Henry Street Nursery?

  • Family-run rose growers established in 1890 – over 130 years of expertise
  • 5× Hampton Court Gold Medal winners
  • Rated 4.8 / 5 from over 2,600 verified reviews on Judge.me
  • 2-year growing guarantee on all our roses
  • Fast UK delivery – dispatched in 2–3 working days
  • Flat-rate delivery just £3.49 per order

Grown with care by Henry Street Nursery, family rose growers since 1890.

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FAQ

Free Gift Message

If your rose is for a gift, please write your message on the "Cart" page and we'll hand write it to send with each rose. If you can't find where to enter the message, don't worry just email us at roses@henrystreet.co.uk and we'll include it with your order.

Henry Street 2 year Guarantee

Having grown roses as a family for over 100 years, we are confident that any rose you buy from us will thrive in your garden.

Henry Street Nursery offer a 2 year guarantee with any roses bought from this website or through our garden centre. If you experience any issues with the establishment of roses purchased from us within the first 2 years of planting please send pictures to roses@henrystreet.co.uk or call our team on 0118 9761223 to speak to a member of our team.

Henry street reserve the right to offer a direct replacement, alternative rose, additional care advice to give the existing plant more time to grow or a full refund for any roses covered by the rose guarantee. A picture of the rose will be required for any guarantee requests alongside a picture of the colour plant label supplied with each rose.

Shipping & Returns

Delivery cost £3.49 per order. Delivery 2-3 working days.

We use DPD for all our Bush rose deliveries & DX Freight for all standard roses, upon dispatch you will receive an email confirming your rose has been shipped and providing you updates through delivery confirming estimated time of arrival.

Unfortunately due to updated plant health requirements following Brexit we are only able to ship to Mainland (including Isle of White) UK excluding Northern Ireland.

Our standard delivery is 1 - 3 days from point of order although may be extended in busy periods. We do not post roses on Fridays. As our roses are live plants we sometimes delay sending in extreme cold or heat to avoid them perishing due to extended delivery times.

Bare root roses on pre-order will be dispatched in the Autumn / Winter, any orders placed not on pre-order will be dispatched on a Tuesday.

How will my rose arrive

We have specially designed boxes to ensure any roses bought from us will travel safely to your home.

Bare root roses are dispatched between October and February each year. We do allow pre-orders of bare root roses and will send them out once the stock is ready. It may be the case that some orders are fulfilled earlier than others depending on which varieties were on order.

Our new crop of potted roses are dispatched from October and will arrive as newly potted bare root plants. These are ok to be planted out straight away or you can wait till the rose has started rooting in and plant in the spring. Sending out these potted roses ensures you receive the best product as the rose remains well in moist compost through the journey and when planting you have a pot of our special blend of compost to get your rose off to the best of start.

In spring our roses will still be very small to look at but will have rooted into the pot and will be showing strong young growth.

May - September we will do our best to send out roses in flower or in bud but this will depend on the growing season as we may have to cut back the plant to keep them healthy with fresh growth.

How to care for Roses

All our roses arrive with our helpful rose care leaflet.

Our Rose Care pages are also a great place to look for advice on planting, pruning, feeding and caring for your roses.

Find our Rose Care Pages here.

Can I buy your roses in Store

Our Garden Centre in Reading, Berkshire has our full selection of roses in store for you to choose from. Our expert team are always on hand to advise on choosing the perfect rose for your garden. Coming in store is also the best way to guarantee getting the best price.

We also supply roses to a large number of independent Nurseries and Garden Centres across the south of England. Give us a call today on 0118 9761223 to see where you can see our roses in person.