Family : Rosaceae
Class : Floribunda
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English translation by Peter Thompson
Famous Floribunda Rose and, if we will, a typical Grandiflora, created in the USA in 1954 by Dr. Walter Lammerts.
Large, pink, perfumed flowers, each with 38-40 petals, united in remarkable clusters.
Parentage :
‘Charlotte Armstrong’ × ‘Floradora’
Awards :
1954 - Portland Rose Trials : Portland Gold Medal (US)
1955 - All-America Rose Selection
1955 - Royal National Rose Society : Gold Medal
1955 - Royal National Rose Society : President’s International Trophy
1957 - American Rose Society - Gertrude M. Hubbard Gold Medal
1957 - The Hague Gold Medal
1960 - American Rose Society : National Gold Medal Certificate
1979 - World Federation of Rose Societies : Rose Hall of Fame (The World’s Favourite Rose)
1999 - Huronia Rose Society : Best Grandiflora Spray or Specimen
1999 - Huronia Rose Society : Queen of Show
2000 - Court of Show / Honor : Lower Cape Rose Society
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