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Empress Joséphine. Old Rose. Colour: Bright pink. Flowering: Once Flowering. Fragrance: Medium-strong, Old Rose/fruity. Size: Medium Shrub 4ft 3ft. Bloom Size: Large. Large, loosely double, bright pink blooms, followed by orange hips. Fruity Old Rose fragrance.
Sep 6, 2021 · Historical literature tells us that Josephine Bonaparte (1763 – 1814), who became the Empress of France between 1804 and 1809 as the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, is remembered for her extensive rose gardens which displayed all the roses known at the time.
Malmaison at the height of the season is an homage to Joséphine's love of roses. Joséphine was a romantic who preferred le style anglais. Like the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, she believed in a naturalistic approach to gardening with winding paths, ponds, and mixed borders.
Large, loosely formed, semi-double, heavily veined, scented, pink flowers. Fresh green ample foliage. A very good healthy rose. Tolerant of poorer soils and suitable to be planted in a container or as a hedge.
Dec 4, 2019 · In 1810, she hosted a rose exhibition and produced the first written history on the cultivation of roses. Despite never producing the heir Napoleon desired, the ruling families of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium and Luxembourg descend directly from her.
DNA analysis has shown 'Impératrice Josàphine' to be closely related to 'Versicolor'. - see References. The Swedish Rose Society recommends Empress Josephine for northern Sweden. Description, photos, references, ratings, reviews, gardens growing and nurseries selling the \'Empress Joséphine\' Rose.
Jan 16, 2024 · Francofurtana is a bushy, wide-spreading gallica rose with smooth stems producing loosely formed, rounded, semi-double flowers with wavy-margined, bright pink petals and deeper pink veining with grayish green leaves.
