The tea rose "Duchess de Brabant" was introduced in 1857 by H.B. Bernède of Bordeaux. It is nearly continuously in bloom, covered with flowers even now in mid-November.
The flowers are light pink, small and round with a light tea-rose scent, on a compact bush growing to about 6 ft tall x 4ft. It is generally very healthy and trouble-free in my garden.
This rose is said to have been one of Theodore Roosevelt's favorites, often chosen by him for a buttonhole. In my garden, it is very droopy, and probably not suitable for that use at least, but it has a very pretty scent.
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