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Empress Josephine

  • Rosa 'Souvenir de la Malmaison', bred by Jean Béluze, 1843.
    Josephine’s Roses
    Moya Andrews
    Empress Josephine Bonaparte had the first European ever-blooming roses from China, and her eclectic collection allowed French hybridizers to create many new varieties.