How about Robert le Diable?

Here's a pic of it:

Here is a link that might be useful: Robert le Diable

Hi, Krista. Thank you for the suggestion. Actually, I have Robert le Diable (isn't he handsome?) and the two are not completely alike. They're somewhat close, though, in coloration, and if I was looking at my own pics that's what I would guess. :-)

Robert has a lot more petals, it seems, than this Gallica, and the growth habit is (so far) more formal than that of RlD; Robert likes to sprawl and get blooms along his canes, but this rose is more upright, with blooms mostly at the ends of the canes, at least for the first year. I may have been premature in asking for an ID, since it is so young. But you know how we get antsy about our roses. :-)

The Gallica's blooms, from across the field, actually look like a crimson color, until you get close up and it's a purplish crimson with striations of mauvey lavender. As the bloom ages, it goes more to purple and the striations are more obvious. Looks like it might need another year, as the infant blooms might be different from its eventual mature blooms.

Thanks again!

Deb

I am wondering about 'Anais Segalas' - the shape of the
foliage looks very similar as well.

Here is a link to a page with tons of excellent photos
of gallicas, damasks, etc.

go to the column on the far right, to the blue square-
there you can get to the 'rose class'.

alida

Here is a link that might be useful: Christine Meile & Udo Karl

I grow Anais Segalas and for me this rose doesn't look like my AS.
Olga

Oops! I forgot about this thread. :-)

Altorama, thank you for the link. I'll start looking there. I've seen that website before, yet couldn't find it amongst my links. Thank you!

Hi Olga. I will try again next year when the plant is more mature and there are more blooms and a better idea of its growth characteristics.

Thanks, folks, for all your help!