He named the rose for his son Claudius, who was killed in action in World War I.

'Souvenir de Claudius Pernet' is a medium yellow hybrid tea rose with large, full (26-40) petals, born mostly solitary.

They bred their new rose varieties using controlled pollination with great success and were able to create many popular new cultivars, including 'Madame Caroline Testout' (1890) and 'Mme Abel Chatenay' (1895).

[4] Two years later, he noticed a new seedling growing alongside the original Foetida hybrid planting.

It grew to be an exceptional floriferous rose with large blooms and a unique and beautiful blended color of pink, peach, yellow, and apricot.