Did medieval castle gardens have roses?

Answer 1

I looked up the history of the rose and found out that fossil evidence shows they are 35 million years old. There are 150 species and garden cultivation began 5,000 years ago in China. The Romans had public gardens with roses. Yet, nothing in the history mentioned the Middle Ages. They do show up in the 15th century as a symbol for the War of the Roses and in the 17th century were used as legal tender or for barter. It wasn't until the 18th century that roses were introduced to Europe from China. I would say looking at the evidence that the castle gardens did not have roses.