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Rosa 'Honor', (aka JAColite ), is a white blend hybrid tea rose cultivar, developed by William Warriner, and introduced into the United States by Jackson & Perkins in 1980. The cultivar was the recipient of the Portland Gold Medal in 1978 and was an All-America Rose Selections winner in 1980.
'New Zealand' was developed by Samuel McGredy IV in New Zealand in 1989. The rose is a cross between Hybrid tea roses 'Harmonie' and 'Auckland Metro'. McGredy created a unique double name for the rose, 'Aotearoa New Zealand', to honor the Maori and the European cultures of New Zealand on the occasion of the country's 150th anniversary. [1] ‘
The first hybrid tea roses were created in France in the mid-1800s, by cross-breeding the large, floriferous hybrid perpetuals with the tall, elegant tea roses. The hybrid tea is the oldest class of modern garden roses. Hybrid teas exhibit traits midway between their parents, being hardier than the often delicate tea roses, and with a better ...
Rosa 'Silver Jubilee' is an apricot blend hybrid tea rose created by Scottish rose breeder, Alec Cocker. The rose was named in honour of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977. The rose was awarded the Royal National Rose Society's President's International Trophy, the Belfast Gold medal, the Portland Gold Medal and the James Mason ...
This cultivar is the result of the breeding 'Chrysler Imperial' x 'Charles Mallerin', [2] both highly scented, velvety, rich-red roses. It was the first cultivar of roses officially registered in France, under the name of "Meicesar". Alain Meilland named the rose in honor of his grandfather, rosarian, Antoine Meilland.
The new rose was named in honor of legendary French horticulturalist, Francis Meilland (1912-1958). Francis Meilland is recognized for creating the 'Peace' rose, originally introduced as Rosa 'Madame A. Meilland' in 1942. The rose is considered the "most famous rose in the world and still the most widely grown". [1] '
In 1944, it was included in the All-America Rose Selection. [5] In 1976, it was the first cultivar to be granted the highest award a rose can be granted when it was selected as World's Favorite Rose and included into the Rose Hall of Fame. [6] In 2018, the U.S. Postal Service issued a new Forever stamp celebrating the Peace Rose
Its stock parents 'Charlotte Armstrong' (cerise pink) and 'Mirandy' (dark oxblood red) are both 'All American Rose Selections'-roses (awarded in 1940 and 1945). The elegantly tapered buds open into high-centered blossoms with a diameter of about 11–13 cm (4.5–5 in) and can have up to 45–50 petals (which is a high number for a hybrid tea ...