Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Other: Cupped to flat
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Light pink
Extra Bloom Info: Quartered
Rebloom: Good
Class: Bourbon
Growth Habit: Climbing to 10-20 feet
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: Discovered by Charles Bennett, 1892
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Plant Height: 10-20 feet
Plant Spread: 10-15 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Sport of: Souvenir de la Malmaison

Image
Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Souvenir de la Malmaison, Cl.'
  • 'Climbing Malmaison'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery

Date: 2022-04-04

Date: 2022-04-04
Location: my yard
Date: 2018-04-09
Location: my yard
Date: 2018-04-09
just opening

Date: 2022-03-01

Date: 2022-03-06

Date: 2022-04-03

Date: 2022-04-03

Date: 2022-03-06

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden

Photo courtesy Antique Rose Emporium. Used with permission.

Date: 2022-03-04

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2011-10-17

Photo courtesy of Tasman Bay Roses

« Add a new plant to the database

» Search the Roses Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name

« See the general plant entry for Roses (Rosa)

« Visit the Roses forum

« The Roses Database Front Page

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by RootedInDirt and is called "Botanical Gardens"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.