bourbon rose

noun

a hybrid rose, Rosa borboniana, having dark, carmine-colored flowers, cultivated in many horticultural varieties.

First recorded in 1835–45

The Bourbon Rose has also qualities which make many varieties favorites.

Souvenir de la Malmaison (Bourbon Rose), with thirty expanded flowers, the largest more than five inches in diameter.

A pure white and true Bourbon Rose ought to be the object: therefore it should not be hybridized with any other species.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

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