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Moore is known by many of his peers as the “Father of the Modern Miniature Rose”. On May 29, 2003, in downtown Visalia, the Ralph Moore Rose Garden was dedicated to Ralph to honor his achievements as a rose breeder. The rose garden contains 300 of his roses. On January 14, 2007, Moore celebrated his 100th birthday at the Visalia Convention ...
Seizo Suzuki (鈴木 省三, Suzuki Seizō, 23 May 1913 – 20 January 2000) was a Japanese rose hybridizer and the director of the Keisei Rose Research Institute in Japan. He has been described as one of the leading modern Japanese rose breeders. [1] [2] [3]
The new rose was introduced after Boerner's death (September 5, 1966) and released in honor of his work. [1] " Papa Floribunda", as Boerner was known, was a world renowned rose breeder, and a pioneer in the development of Floribundas . [ 2 ]
Pedro Dot was the most famous Spanish rose breeder, but in the 1960s his son Simon became a breeder himself, particularly of mauve and lavender roses. [10] Pedro’s other son Marino and his two grandsons all released roses in the 1960s and 1970s. Because of Pedro’s fame, some of their roses have been wrongly attributed to him.
Anne Cocker (born Anne Gowen Rennis; 25 May 1920 – 21 November 2014) was a Scottish rose breeder from Aberdeen, Scotland.Cocker and her husband, Alexander Morison Cocker, were owners of the nursery, James Cocker & Sons.
Eugenio Fojo y Márquez (born 1889; died 1960) was a Spanish rose breeder who founded "La Florida" in northern Spain and the Basque Country. It was the most influential plant nursery and garden design firm in the 1930s. His rose, 'Irene Churruca,' is still sold as one of the classic roses of that era.
Patrick Grant (1860 – 28 September 1945) was a Scottish-born Australian rose breeder. Two of his roses were world-famous at his death, though to some extent superseded since. Two of his roses were world-famous at his death, though to some extent superseded since.
Antoine '("Papa") Meilland (1884–1971) was a French rose grower and co-founder of Meilland International, a large rose growing company in southern France. As a young man, he worked as a nursery assistant for rose breeder, Francis Dubreuil. Antoine married, Dubreuil's daughter, Claudia in 1909 and their son Francis, was born in 1912.