Queen Victoria - Bourboun Rose-bush 

Creator: Schartz, France, 1872
Flowers: 7 cm 
Height: 2 m


This rose-bush is a paradigm of both scent and charm and glamour that any rose can offer a garden. The flowers are globular, of a light pink shade, the petals are short and numerous and have a delicate and translucent beauty that amazes all rose lovers. These roses come in groups of three to nine, up till the end of October. The bush is vigorous, of a good size, and has coated foliage of a pale green that unfortunately tends to have black spots and mildew. This rose-bush is good for dry and warm climates.
The rose-bush was baptized after Queen Victoria (1819-1901). Crowned in 1837, during her reign England approached France (1852), took part in Crimean War and it was also under her reign that India took the revolt and pacification, claiming her Imperatriz in 1870. Queen Victoria a strong character and a keen political sense woman, married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg. She was succeeded by her son Edward VII.