P.S. I live near San Francisco, California, where summer temperatures are more often in the 70's -80's F., than higher.

Luxrosa

The "Apothecary Rose" is a nice antique rose. Mine is not very well behaved and the thorns are many and sturdy so I wouldn't advise planting herbs close to it that you want to fuss with. *ouch!*

But for herbs to accompany it, the first on my list would be garlic. Garlic is one of the great companion plantings for roses and it is at home in an herb garden. The softneck varieties are usually grown in the warmer parts of the country. I prefer the hardneck varieties though.

Many of your Mediterranean herbs (lavender, thyme, sage, rosemary) are great herbs that require little water. In fact, they will prefer less water than your rose and definitely less rich and better draining soil as well.

As long as they are shaded - which the rose would provide, violets are a nice underplanting for roses. They too have a long history of culinary and medicinal use like the rose. They will be happy with the moisture level your rose needs but they don't like the harsh sun and heat and will stay to the shade of the bush.

As far as other xeriscapic herbs, I linked in an article for you.

FataMorgana

Here is a link that might be useful: Xeriscape Herbs