Bourbon rose
| Bourbon rose | |
|---|---|
Rosa 'Pure Victoria' |
|
| group | Bourbon rose |
| origin | France |
| breeder | Labruyère / Schwartz |
| Breeding year | 1872 |
| List of rose varieties | |
Bourbon roses , also Rosa × borboniana , belong to the group of old roses . Its name is derived from the island of Île de Bourbon , now Réunion .
history
French settlers limited their fields on Réunion with Rosa × damascena 'Bifera' (Autumn Damascus Rose) and Rosa × chinensis 'Parson's Pink China' ('Old Blush China'). Among these roses, a seedling was found which was known and cultivated on the island as 'Rose Édouard' and which was brought to France in 1817 to the gardener of the Duke of Orléans . He drew a rose from it, which he called 'Rosier de l'Île de Bourbon'. As a result, more Bourbon roses were grown.
The Bourbon roses replaced the Portland rose group .
properties
Bourbon roses have spherical, large, double flowers and a classic-style habit. They bloom in several floras from June and reach heights of about 1.50 m. They are considered to be quite susceptible to disease. Leaves and shoots already have a resemblance to the later tea hybrids .
Varieties (selection)
Nothing more is known about the original Bourbon roses, 'Rose Édouard' and 'Rosier de l'Île de Bourbon'. Below is a selection of the most popular bourbon roses.
- 'Boule de Neige' , 1867, white, strongly scented
- 'Charles Lawson' , Lawson 1853
- 'Honorine de Brabant' , pale pink, speckled with pink
- 'Kathleen Harrop' , 1918, light pink
- 'Las Casas' , 1828, purple
- 'Louise Odier' , 1851, soft dark pink, lighter on the outside, strongly scented
- 'Mme d'Enfert' , 1904, pink, fragrant
- 'Mme Ernest Calvat' , 1888, light pink, fragrant, sport of 'Mme Isaac Pereire'
- 'Mme Isaac Pereire' , 1881, carmine pink, strongly scented, climbing
- 'Mme Pierre Oger' , 1878, mother-of-pearl (shimmering cream and pink), sport of 'Reine Victoria'
- 'Reine Victoria' , 1872, very soft dark pink, light fragrance
- 'Souvenir de la Malmaison' , 1843, delicate cream pink, strongly scented, world rose
- 'Zéphirine Drouhin' , Bizot 1868
gallery
'Honorine de Brabant'
'Kathleen Harrop'
'Las Casas'
'Louise Odier'
'Madame E. Calvat'
'Pure Victoria'
'Souvenir de la Malmaison'
'Zéphirine Drouhin'
See also
literature
Heinrich Schultheis: Roses: the best types and varieties for the garden , Stuttgart: Ulmer 1996, ISBN 3-8001-6601-1
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c David Austin: Alte und Englische Rosen , Dumont, Cologne 1993, p. 84
- ↑ Brent C. Dickerson: The Old Rose Advisor , Volume 1 (2nd edition), iUniverse, New York et al., 2001, excerpts online as a Google Book (English; accessed: February 8, 2020, p. 346)