Rosa Mundi wa 1st described in 1583 in The Garden Book by Sir Thomas Hanmer (published in1659)
An earlier legend states that Rosa Mundi was named after Rosamund Clifford (1150-1176)- who was the mistress of King Henry 2nd -who reigned England from1154 -1189. Rosamund Clifford was also known as the "the Fair Rosamund " or the "Rose of the world ".
My rose mas been in the family for many generations i remember it in my grandmother's sisters garden -then a cutting grown in my grandmother's garden further cuttings grown in my parent's garden and after I moved to this house grew me a Rosa Mundi from a cutting .I love this olld fashioned rose- & it's beautiful perfume in spite of its shorter blooming period -
This is a catch up for yesterday !! I had to go to the GP with a temperature & an unfortunate post op condition & was immediately sent to the surgical assessment unit at the R S Hosp.where I had a what they called a minor procedure !! Came home later in the day- sore & tired So straight to bed !!
This is a gorgeous capture of the Rosa Mundi. So beautiful.
So sorry to hear that you had a minor complication, and hope you will be fine soon again.
@eniaral The way I know is by making an oblique cute to the stem and add hormone powder, that they sell at Home Depot, or any garden store, and plant it, keeping it in the "nursery" giving it TLC. What do you do, Beryl?
Poor you Beryl...a slight set back, quite a while after your op too, take care & rest, rest , rest!!
Lovely perfumed rose.....you cant beat the old roses!
Amazing how you can trace you rose's ancestry back to your grandmother's sister! What a special plant for you! It looks heavenly and I'll bet it smells heavenly too. Great shot, Beryl.
Thank you all for your kind & encouraging comments --As you can imagine I do like this Rose but as I said earlier it only has one flush of flowers & not like the modern roses that may have two flushes of blooms @eniaral@anazad511 I do use Ana's method of rooting new stock but the way my father & I did the same & had success was to ptopogate by layering -- chose a stem from the plant but leave it attached - take the leaves 1/2 way up the stem & with a sharp knife scrape off a small portion of the bark (outer layer ) bend it down into a trench by the parent plant & cover with soil ,pinning in place with *U*shape wire .Leave to root ,checking from time to time !
Hope this explanation will suffice !! I shall take anothe ccutting by layering this year in case the present bush gives up on me !!
@beryl@eniaral Thank you Beryl for all this information. I really appreciate it. My mom did it the way you are describing, and definitely it's much more effective. I mentioned my system that is useful when you don't have the parent plant.
So sorry to hear that you had a minor complication, and hope you will be fine soon again.
@eniaral The way I know is by making an oblique cute to the stem and add hormone powder, that they sell at Home Depot, or any garden store, and plant it, keeping it in the "nursery" giving it TLC. What do you do, Beryl?
Wishing you a speedy recovery :)
Lovely perfumed rose.....you cant beat the old roses!
Get well soon.
Thank you all for your kind & encouraging comments --As you can imagine I do like this Rose but as I said earlier it only has one flush of flowers & not like the modern roses that may have two flushes of blooms @eniaral @anazad511 I do use Ana's method of rooting new stock but the way my father & I did the same & had success was to ptopogate by layering -- chose a stem from the plant but leave it attached - take the leaves 1/2 way up the stem & with a sharp knife scrape off a small portion of the bark (outer layer ) bend it down into a trench by the parent plant & cover with soil ,pinning in place with *U*shape wire .Leave to root ,checking from time to time !
Hope this explanation will suffice !! I shall take anothe ccutting by layering this year in case the present bush gives up on me !!