Damask Rose 'Versicolor'

Gorgeous plant. Initially the plant is a sort of sprawling shrub: the canes bend to the ground under the weight of the flowers. As the...Read More plant suckers out though, the weight becomes better borne and consequently one gets a thick hedge-like thicket. The flowers are unusual but not tremendously gaudy, and have a light but sweet scent. The hips turn orange in the fall. Any old garden rose collector, esp. in colder climates should have one of these.

From HGTV.com's List of carefree roses by Mary C Weaver:
'Rosa Mundi' (also called Rosa gallica versicolor): This venerable grandm...Read Moreother has been in cultivation since at least 1581 and perhaps long before. Her look is anything but stodgy, however: 'Rosa Mundi' bears large, fragrant semidouble blooms that are striped and splashed in white, pink and rose-red, with glowing yellow stamens. Her medium-green foliage is disease-resistant, and there are few prickles (thorns). In fall the plant forms attractive red hips. Like the other roses in the gallica class, 'Rosa Mundi' blooms just once per season, in early spring. In that one generous flowering, however, established plants yield as many blossoms as repeat-blooming roses do all season.

This garden classic makes an excellent low hedge and looks great in both formal and cottage gardens. Hardy to Zone 4. Reaches 3 to 4 feet in height and width.

An absolutely gorgeous Rose. Old Roses category. Bred by prior th Century. Crimson striped with white. It is a semi-double and multi rose...Read Mores per stems, mine get about 6" each. Medium shrub. Of average hardiness. It's frangrance is of Old Rose, medium. It is a sport of Officinalis. An extremely showy plant! 4'x4'. Forms a very low hedge and extremely showy.

This rose has a light spice scent. The deep rose blossoms are broadly striped with white and are 2 1/2 inches with 26 petals. It grows ...Read Moreto 2 feet and is very upright. Also known as Rosa Mundi for King Henry II's mistress, the Fair Rosamunde