'Zephirine Drouhin' Bourbon Rose (Rosa cv.)
'Zephirine Drouhin' Bourbon Rose (Rosa cv.), Hardy, repeat-flowering shrub rose Semi-double, loosely-cupped, cerise pink blossoms, lightly fragrant; prickle-free growth and medium green foliageLegend has it that the Bourbon class of roses occurred as a chance cross between the Old Blush China and the Damask Rose 'Quatre Saisons', which took place on the Ile de Bourbon, an island in the southern Indian Ocean (now renamed Reunion). The first result of this union was a hybrid named 'Rose Edouard', circa 1818. Several French nurserymen recognized the potential of this rose and soon developed a number of cultivars. 'Zephirine Drouhin' was raised by M. Bizot and launched in 1868 and is commonly known as the thornless rose and considered one of the most spectacular of the old climbers. '