The photo at the top of the blog is the Bourbon Rose hedge that grows along the back fence on the right side: 'Madame Pierre Oger'. Above is a close-up. 'She' is a climbing rose. Today I thought I would try and find out a little more about 'her' and this is what I came up with. (Copied from multiple sites).
Plan B. Blog does not allow paste/copy! Seriously?
"Bred in France and introduced in 1878, 'Madame Pierre Oger' is a genetic mutation of 'Reine Victoria'. "
"The original Bourbon rose traces its lineage to the reign of Louis-Philippe (1830-1848) when residents of Ile de Boubon, now called Reunion Island, planted hedges of China and damask roses that naturally cross-pollinated. The resulting hips were sent to the kings gardener in France, and the Bourbon class of rose was born".
So, the question I am still asking my self is: who the hang was Madame Pierre Oger?
The China rose was the "Parsons Pink" and the Damask "Quatre Saisons".
It was the head gardener to the Duc d'Orleans, M. Jacques, who named the first one the "Bourbon Rose". Oh , Reunion Island is in the southern Indian Ocean.
" 'Madamme Pierre Oger' was first introduced by Oger of France in 1878".
Who was Oger when he was around? I am assuming Madame was his wife, not mistress. More searching:)
Finally! (from) 'Botanicas Roses pg 377 : Pierre Oger introduced 95 hybrids, with only 'Madame Pierre Oger', which was named after his wife, still in the catalogues. Cute. The one rose that lasted was the one that he named after his wife......I like that.
Now I can just get it to climb to the upper deck I will be delighted. Unfortunately, it seems 10 foot is about what can be expected, so perhaps it won't provide the privacy screen I had hoped for.
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