simon tereshchenko is known as the romantic creator of the famous and unique tereshchenko rose, that he ordered to be developed and bred by the french rosarian known for his cultivation of rose cultivars louis lévêque in france, 1882, while the time the family lived in paris. louis lévêque was very respectable florist among noble aristocratic and royal families. his creation madame olympia tereshchenko rose is a divine white, carmine-pink shading rose with white blend bourbon color, that holds its name for one the tereshchenko dynasty's women, simon tereshchenko's wife - olympiada tereshchenko