Souvenir de la Malmaison

Light pink Bourbon.
Registration name: Souvenir de la Malmaison
Bred by Jean Beluze (France, 1843).
Introduced in Australia by John J. Rule, Victoria Nursery in 1857 as 'Souvenir de la Malmaison'.
Bourbon, Tea.
White, light pink shading, darker outer petals. Strong, tea fragrance. Average diameter 5". Large, very double, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Bushy, thornless (or almost).
Height of 2' to 6' (60 to 185 cm). Width of 3' to 6' (90 to 185 cm).
USDA zone 5b through 10b. Blooms tend to ball in wet weather. Resist the urge to prune this rose too heavily -- it doesn't like it!.
Triploid
Madame Desprez (bourbon, Desprez, 1831) × Tea
On April 21, 1799, Josephine purchased the chateau at Malmaison.
A 2006 genetic study established that 'Souvenir de la Malmaison' is closer to 'Safrano' in the Tea group.

This rose is included in the World Federation of Rose Societies Old Rose Hall of Fame. The Old Rose Hall of Fame recognizes roses of historical or genealogical important and those roses which have enjoyed continued popularity over a great many years.
— 2010 —
Dowager Queen (ARS)
Desert Rose Society Annual Fall Show
— 2001 —
Dowager Rose Queen (ARS)
Blytheville Rose Society Fall Rose Show
Bowling Green Rose Society Summer Show
California Coastal Rose Society Rose Show
Desert Rose Society Annual Fall Show
Evansville Rose Society Show
Golden Triangle Rose & Garden Society Show
Greene County Rose Society Show
Los Angeles Rose Society Show
Mid-Michigan Rose Society Show
North Bay Rose Society Show
Patrick Henry Rose Society Show
Sarasota Rose Society Show
Thumb Rose Society Show
Topeka Rose Society Show
— 2000 —
Dowager Rose Queen (ARS)
Del-Chester Rose Society Show
San Antonio Rose Society Show
Vero Beach Rose Society Show
— 1999 —
Dowager Rose Queen (ARS)
Baton Rouge Rose Society Show
Blytheville Rose Society Fall Rose Show
Buckeye District Show
Central Arkansas Rose Society Show
El Paso Rose Society Show
Evansville Rose Society Show
Fort Smith & Central Arkansa Rose Societies Show
Fort Smith Rose Society Show
Gateway Rose Society Show
Gulf District Show
North Central District Show
Phoenix Rose Society Show
Tallahassee Area Rose Society Show
— 1998 —
Dowager Rose Queen (ARS)
Dallas Rose Society Show
Northwest Arkansas Rose Rustlers Show
Southwest Louisiana Rose Society Show
Tidewater Rose Society Show
— 1996 —
Dowager Rose Queen (ARS)
Gainesville Rose Society Show
— 1988 —
WFRS Old Rose Hall of Fame
World Federation of Rose Societies Convention