'Gallica Grandiflora' Rose

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'Gallica Grandiflora' rose Description

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Photo courtesy of Margit Schowalter

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Aleka
• Alika
• Grandiflora (pos. syn. 'Alika')
• Rosa gallica grandiflora

HMF Ratings:

58 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Gallica.
Registration name: Alika
Exhibition name: Alika

Class:

Hybrid Gallica, Species / Wild, Species Cross.

Bloom:

Cerise, yellow stamens. Moderate fragrance. Average diameter 4". Large, single to semi-double, flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Suckers on its own roots. Large, dark green foliage.

Height: 4' to 8' (120 to 245cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 3b through 8b.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

hybrid of R. gallica

Notes:

See COMMENTS & QUESTIONS for more detail. Fred Boutin notes that 'Alika' is a selection of Rosa gallica grandiflora that Niels Ebbesen Hansen selected at the Regel & Kesselring Nursery in St. Petersburg, Russia and introduced to North America in 1906. In his catalogs Regel listed this rose as a species/wild rose rather than as a garden cultivar. According to a Norwegian study, 'Alika' is also said to be synonymous with 'Rosa gallica splendens'

In commerce in the USA by 1930. See REFERENCES.