Zephirine Drouhin

This rose's location in the garden is SE 6 and 11.

• Classification:  Bourbon, (grown as climber)
• Flower Color:  medium pink
• Flower Size:  3 inches
• Flower Form:  cupped
• Petal Count:  25 – 30
• Fragrance:  moderate damask
• Repeat Bloomer:  yes
• Foliage:  almost no prickles,
• Plant Height:  6 – 12 feet
• Plant Width:  6 feet
• Growth Habit:  semi-climbing, can be grown as a shrub or a climber
• Disease Resistant:  no
• Hybridizer:  Bizot (France)
• Registered:  1868
• Parentage:  unknown
• ARS* Rating:  8.1 (a solid to very good rose)
  *American Rose Society Rating

Awards:

• None

 
Notes:

• Bourbon roses originated on the Île Bourbon (now called Réunion) off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. They are believed to be the result of a cross between the Autumn Damask and the 'Old Blush' China rose, both of which were frequently used as hedging materials on the island. They flower repeatedly on vigorous, frequently semi-climbing shrubs with glossy foliage and purple-tinted canes. --- (Wikipedia, “Garden Roses” retrieved 3/12/2021)