The Peace Rose

by Michele Avanti

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The Peace Rose

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Michele Avanti

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Photograph - Photography

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The Peace Rose - photographed by Michele Avanti

A macro photograph of a beautiful red and white rose from my garden.

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The Peace rose, correctly Rosa 'Madame A. Meilland', is a well-known and successful garden rose. By 1992, over one hundred million plants of this hybrid tea had been sold. The cultivar has large flowers of a light yellow to cream color, slightly flushed at the petal edges with crimson-pink. It is hardy and vigorous and relatively resistant to disease, making it popular in gardens as well as in the floral trade.
It was developed by French horticulturist Francis Meilland in the years 1935 to 1939. When Meilland foresaw the German invasion of France, he sent cuttings to friends in Italy, Turkey, Germany, and the United States to protect the new rose. It is said that it was sent to the US on the last plane available before the German invasion where it was safely propagated by the Conard Pyle Co. during the war.[1]
Contents [hide]
1 Development
2 Naming
3 Description
4 Awards
5 Sports and hybrid offspring
6 References
Development[edit]
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The cultivar was hybridized in 1935, receiving the number 3-35-40 (the third hybridization in 1935, and the 40th cultivar selected for test proliferation). As those first tests produced beautiful flowers in autumn of 1936, the first no. 3-35-40 were grown in Meilland's rose fields in June 1939. That summer, cuttings were sent to partners in other countries. According to Meilland's records, 'Madame A. Meilland' was hybridized from the hybrid tea 'Margaret McGredy' and an unnamed seedling.

There are many hybrids of the original peace rose, this one is: 'Kronenbourg' (McGredy 1966)

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May 17th, 2015

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