bourbon queen best

easy to grow! bourbon queen offers a majestic display of both gorgeous small to medium blooms in summer and shifts to decorative hips in the fall. introduced in 1894, she is a pink blend with darker shading and a strong, sweet fragrance. her flowers bloom in large clusters with cupped bloom form that really show off her stunning beauty. bourbon queen is a once-blooming spring or summer plant, but is shade tolerant and can grow practically anywhere.

• type: bourbons

• color: pink

• fragrance: very fragrant

• hardiness zone: 5 – 10

• size: 10′ – 11’+ x 5′ – 6′

• rebloom: once blooming

• bloom type: clustered | cupped | very full

• year: 1864

• alternate names: souvenir de la princesse de lamballe, queen of bourbons, reine de l’île bourbon, shakespeare