'Rosa borboniana Desp.' Rose

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'Rosa borboniana Desp.' rose Description

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Photo courtesy of AmiRoses

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Borboniana
• Bourbon Jacques
• Bourbon Rose
• Le Rosier de l'Île Bourbon
• L'Île de Bourbon Rose
• Rosa canina borbonica
• Rosa indica borbonica
• Rosa indica subtaxon borbonica synonym
• Rosa X borboniana N.H.F.Desp.
• Rosa X Bourboniana
• Rose Jacques
• Rosier Bourbon
• Rosier de Bourbon
• Rosier de l'Île de Bourbon

HMF Ratings:

65 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Species.
Exhibition name: Bourbon Rose

Origin:

Bred by Unknown (before 1819).
Introduced in France by Antoine A. Jacques in 1821 as 'L'Île de Bourbon Rose'.

Class:

Bourbon, Species Cross.

Bloom:

Pink. Strong fragrance. 20 petals. Medium, semi-double to double bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright. Large, matte, dark green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 6'7" (200cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10b. Vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

seedling of Rose Edouard

Notes:

'Rosier de l'Île Bourbon' is 2 seedlings from 5 from hips received from the Île Bourbon (= Réunion). (See Reference of 1841). The hips were almost certainly originating from 'Rose Edouard' which was cultivated there and in Mauritius. The rose cultivated in India as R. borboniana is actually 'Rose Edouard'.