Souvenir de la Malmaison

(1843, Mme Desprez x tea rose) Also known as "Queen of Beauty", the most famous and most beautiful of the Bourbon roses (if a bit fussy about wet weather). It is a rose of memory; everyone who knows it seems to have a vivid recollection of an encounter with a particular specimen. Although at times they may have difficulty remembering the exact location, the magnificence of the plant itself is imprinted on their hearts.