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Lord Penzance was a noted British judge and rose breeder, creating among others the varieties 'Lady Penzance' and 'Jeanie Deans'. Jean Pernet, père (1832–1896) was an important French rose breeder from Lyon who developed Hybrid Perpetual and Bourbon roses. His father, Claude Pernet established the World's first exhibition of roses.
Francis Dubreuil. Francis Meilland is the most celebrated member of the six generation, Meilland family of French rose breeders and nursery owners. [1] The family's rosarian origins began in 1850 with Francis's great-grandfather, Joseph Rambaux, a gardener at Parc de la Tête d'Or in Lyon.
The company employs over 800 people worldwide and owns rose trial gardens and test stations in France, the U.S. and Germany. Meilland International sells over 12 million rose plants each year. [13] The company is managed by Alain Meilland and Michell Richardier Meilland, who are also rose breeders for Meilland International.
The company employs over 800 people worldwide and owns rose trial gardens and test stations in France, the U.S., and Germany. Meilland International sells over 12 million rose plants each year. [8] The company is managed by Alain Meilland and Michell Richardier Meilland, who are also rose breeders for Meilland International.
Philippe Jean-Baptiste François ("Joseph") Rambaux was born in Dracy-le-fort, France, on March 18, 1820. [1] He was a gardener at Parc de la Tête d'Or.In France, in the 1830s and 1840s, rose breeders begun to practice the hybridization of roses and this quickly became the preferred method of developing new rose varieties.
First created in the 1980s by independent rose breeder William Radler, the Knock Out rose became available for the public to purchase in 2000. ... To this day, it remains one of the most common ...
The nursery was founded by Alexander Dickson I (1801–1880) in 1836. His sons Hugh (c. 1831–1904) and George I (1832–1914) both became interested in roses.
Rose hybridizers only made money on their creations for the year or two that they had a head start on their competitors. Most rose hybridizers owned a nursery for the propagation and sale of plants, which supported their hybridizing. The Plant Breeders' Rights Act was passed in 1964. Sam McGredy IV secured rights to his climbing rose 'Handel'. [3]