Genauso war es, Miriam!
Ich habe mir "Roses for English Gardens" von Gertrude Jekyll (1902) nochmals angesehen. Sie hat ja mit ihren Garten-Büchern Generationen von Angelsachsen stark beeinflusst. Nun, in diesem Buch plädiert sie dafür, die Rosenliebhaberei vom Glashaus wieder in den Garten zurückzuholen. Das Buch ist ein Loblied auf die neuen Multifloras, Wichuraianas, wie auch der "Scotch Briers" (Spinosissima-Hybriden). Auch die neue Gruppe der Polyanthas wird erwähnt, die sie aber lieber Pompon-Roses benannt haben möchte(wegen Verwechslungsgefahr R. multiflora syn. polyantha).
Das Buch ist 385 Seiten lang. Was sie zu Gallicas sagt, kann ich in diesem Post wiederholen
"Of the old Provins Roses (R.
gallica) there are a number of catalogued varieties. They are mostly striped or splashed with rosy and purplish colour. I have grown them nearly all, but though certainly pretty things, they are of less value in the garden than the striped Damask Rosa Mundi. But there is an old garden Rose, the Blush
gallica, much more double, and that grows into very strong bushes, that is a good Rose for all gardens. It will put up with any treatment. I have it on the top of a dry wall where it tumbles over in the prettiest way and blooms even more freely than the bushes on the level."
"...Provins is Rosa gallica, the garden kinds being mostly striped; pretty, but not of much importance; the best as far as my own knowledge and judgment go being Reine Blanche (if it be a true
gallica) and the double Blush
gallica."
"The newly found but really old garden Rose now called Hebe's Lip, otherwise Reine Blanche, seems to belong to the Provins group (gallica). There were formerly in old gardens some very dark-coloured Damask Roses called Velvet Roses, that are either lost or have become rare, as they are now seldom seen."
"Some of the Best Old Garden Roses
Provins Roses (R. gallica)-
Mécène; white and rose striped.
Perle des Panachées; white, striped lilac-rose
Gros Provins Panaché; red and white striped
Other varieties.
Damask (R. damascena)-
Common Red
Cottage Maid, Rosa Mundi, or York and Lancaster; red and white.
One or two other varieties."
"Pruning Roses
Gallica or French Roses._Only the striped varities in this class are now grown. They should be pruned in the same way as recommended for the Provence Roses."
"Lists of the Best Roses
Rosa Mundi (Damask)
Red Damask (Damask)
Rosa Mundi (Gallica).- Red, striped white; moderately vigorous. The best of the so-called York and Lancaster Roses. (Single)"
Das war's!
Also, Gallicas waren völlig out. Wenn schon, dann eine der gestreiften Varianten kann man im Garten noch haben. Vielleicht sind es aber Damaszener-Rosen? Es gab ja noch diese Velvet Roses (Tuscany), was ist wohl mit denen passiert?