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'Queen of Beauty and Fragrance' rose Description
'Souvenir de la Malmaison' rose photo
Photo courtesy of LaBrea/JoeO'Connell
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
215 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Light pink Bourbon.
Registration name: Souvenir de la Malmaison
Origin:
Bred by Jean Beluze (France, 1843).
Introduced in Australia by Camden Park in 1850 as 'Souvenir de la Malmaison'.
Class:
Bourbon, Tea.  
Bloom:
White, light pink shading, darker outer petals.  Strong, apple, clove, tea fragrance.  Average diameter 5".  Large, very double, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat, quartered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy, thornless (or almost).  

Height: 2' to 6' (60 to 185cm).  Width: 3' to 6' (90 to 185cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 10b.  Blooms tend to ball in wet weather.  Resist the urge to prune this rose too heavily -- it doesn't like it!.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Ploidy:
Triploid
Notes:
On April 21, 1799, Josephine purchased the chateau at Malmaison.
A 2006 genetic study established that 'Souvenir de la Malmaison' is closer to 'Safrano' in the Tea group.

This rose is included in the World Federation of Rose Societies Old Rose Hall of Fame. The Old Rose Hall of Fame recognizes roses of historical or genealogical important and those roses which have enjoyed continued popularity over a great many years.


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