Climbing Souvenir de la Malmaison




Climbing form of the beloved Bourbon shrub named after the famous rose gardens of Empress Josephine of France in Malmaison. One of the most beautiful Bourbons. Very large, shapely and fully double flowers of soft pink to silvery pink, with a delicious, overwhelming fragrance. At first the flowers are cup-shaped, later on flat and quartered. Generously blooming and repeat flowering.

Fragrance
strong/intense
Colour
soft pink
Height
200-300 cm
Group:  Bourbon Climber
Year of introduction: 1893
Winner: Bennet
Flowering-period:  June-October
Flowering frequency:  repeat-flowering (blooming with interruptions)
Flowering intensity:  abundant
Flowershape:  very large , very double , quartered , cupped , flat
Fragrance:  strong/intensiv fragrance
Use:  as climber