At the end of the walkway, on the right side, there is a plant of “Zephirine Drouhin.”
It is a Bourbon rose from 1868 by the French breeder Bizot, with smooth thornless stems, highly fragrant, very repeat-flowering, and of intense pink color.
Bourbon roses originated in 1817 on the island of Bourbon off Madagascar, now Réunion, seemingly from a spontaneous cross between two varieties (damascena and chinensis).
Very vigorous, they were also used to create dividing hedges and were called edouardiane after Edouard Perichon, the gentleman who discovered the seedling.
Next to this rose stands a pillar on which a climbing “Iceberg” grows.
It is one of the most loved and appreciated roses for its abundant, resilient blooms and bright pure white color. It blooms until the beginning of winter.
It was hybridized in England by Cants of Colchester in 1968.