'Shakespeare' Rose

	Description		Photos		Lineage		Awards		References		Member Ratings		Member Comments		Member Journals		Cuttings		Gardens		Buy From

'Shakespeare' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Bourbon Queen
• Queen (bourbon, Mauget, 1834)
• Queen of Bourbons
• Queen of the Bourbons
• Reine de l'Île Bourbon
• Reine des Îles Bourbon
• Souvenir de la Princesse de Lamballe

HMF Ratings:

111 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Pink blend Bourbon.
Registration name: Queen of Bourbons (bourbon, Mauget, 1834)

Origin:

Bred by Mauget (France, 1834).
Introduced in Australia by Exotic Nursery (Australia) in 1851 as 'Bourbon Queen'.

Class:

Bourbon.

Bloom:

Pink and buff, darker shading. Flowers fawn and rose. Strong, sweet fragrance. up to 35 petals. Large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, cupped bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Height: 6' to 13'1" (185 to 400cm). Width: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10b. Can be used for cut flower, garden, hedge, pillar or shrub. Produces decorative hips. shade tolerant. This rose blooms on old wood.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

seedling of Rose Edouard

Notes:

'Queen of Bourbons' ex Guillot is triploid . See reference of 2002.