OFFICINALIS (shrub)

Our Ref No : 983 £12.50
Option: Bare Root
Colour:Carmine pink
Fragrance Level:3
Garden Rating:2
Height:90-120cm
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ONCE-FLOWERING HISTORIC ROSE; CARMINE PINK
Also known as the Apothocary's Rose. Carmine pink, semi double blooms in mid-summer. Will tolerate poorer soils.
Gallica officinalis is also known as The Apothecary's Rose and is a small, bushy, erect shrub with matt greyish-green foliage and profuse, carmine pink, highly fragrant blooms in early summer, followed by small, red, oval hips in autumn. Will tolerate poor soils.A rose of great antiquity, officinalis was introduced into France from the Middle East by crusaders in the 13th century, later to be adopted by England's House of Lancaster. As its old name suggests, it was widely used by early apothecarys when making cosmetics, medicines and culinary items.

PLEASE NOTE: NO DELIVERIES ARE MADE OUTSIDE THE UK.

We have two methods of delivery depending upon whether the roses are potted or bare root. We are sorry but we only ship to Mainland UK.

For more information on the difference between bare root and potted plants visit our page on buying roses here.

Bare root/field grown roses can be ordered for delivery from November to February only. Order placed in October & November have a lead time of 4-5 weeks. Potted roses can be ordered for delivery all year round.

Orders Containing Potted Roses – Mainland UK.

Potted roses can be ordered for delivery all year round.

All containerised (potted) roses will be despatched via a carrier using their overnight service. Orders must be received before 11.00 AM for delivery the following day. Delivery days are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday of each week (no potted deliveries take place at weekends or Bank Holidays). Similarly, our carrier does not collect from the nursery on Bank Holidays either, therefore delivery days will be adjusted accordingly. Please specify which day you would prefer and we will do our very best to ensure the package arrives on your chosen day.

The potted rose delivery costs are:

1-2 roses £9.50
3+ roses +£2.00 for each additional rose

We are unable to deliver potted roses to the following postcodes (bare root deliveries as normal):
BT, GY, HS1-9, IM, IV41-51, JE, KA27-28, KW15-17, PA20, PA41-49, PA60-78, PH42-44, ZE1-3

Potted orders to the following postcodes will incur a £2.50 surcharge (bare root deliveries as normal):
PO30-41

Potted orders to the following postcodes will incur a £6.50 surcharge (bare root deliveries as normal):
AB33-38, AB41-56, FK17-21, IV1-22, IV25, IV30-37, IV63, KW1-14, PA21-40, PA80, PH15-26, PH32, PH30-41, PH49-50

Orders Containing Bare Root (field grown) Roses – Mainland UK.

Bare Root roses are shipped November to February only. 

You can pre-order your bare roses all year round, but fulfillment and delivery of your order will not take place until November to February.

Bare root orders placed in November will be subject to a short delay as we have to dig our roses out of the field to fulfill your order!
For field grown (bare root) roses, delivery is cheaper because the roses, when dormant, are much lighter, less bulky packages. We begin lifting bare root/field grown roses in November and begin with the earliest orders. This means that roses ORDERED at the peak time of lifting and despatching (Oct/Nov) will be subject to a delay of between 4-5 weeks. After clearing back orders, from December onwards orders should be despatched within five to seven working days of receipt.

The bare root roses delivery costs are:

1-2 roses £5.90
3+ roses £9.50

Delivery of bare root plants are usually by Royal Mail or Hermes on their 3-5 working day schedule, but we are unable to guarantee a specific delivery day. There is no harm to the roses during this period as they are completely dormant.

PLEASE NOTE: NO DELIVERIES ARE MADE OUTSIDE THE UK.