American Beauty (Rose)
| American Beauty | |
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| Synonyms | 'Mme Ferdinand Jamin', 'Madame Bellon' |
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| group | Remontant rose |
| breeder | Lédéchaux |
| Breeding year | around 1875 |
| List of rose varieties | |
The Rose American Beauty , in Germany as Mme Ferdinand Jamin known is a Remontant - rose variety . It was bred by Henri Lédéchaux ( France ) around 1875 .
The up to 11 cm large, carmine-red to pink flower sits on long, straight stems and smells intensely. The heavily reinforced shrub has dark green leaves and grows up to 2 m high. 'American Beauty' remounts poorly and is hardy to −29 ° C ( USDA zone 5 ). The rose variety is susceptible to fungal diseases such as rose rust, powdery mildew and star soot .
In 1882 this rose was brought to Anthony Cook's nursery in Baltimore , where it was likely discovered by George Bancroft , a politician and rose lover. George Field discovered the unnamed variety in Bancroft's rose collection in Newport, Rhode Island. The rose was then cultivated by the Field Brothers and distributed as a new rose variety in 1886 under the patriotic name "American Beauty" chosen by Bancroft . The German rose expert Friedrich Hans soon proved that it was 'Mme Ferdinand Jamin'. 'American Beauty' remained a popular cut rose in the United States for over a quarter of a century and was made the Official Flower of the District of Columbia . The plant became better known when it appeared several times in the movie American Beauty (1999) named after it .
literature
- Charles Quest-Ritson, Brigid Quest-Ritson: Roses: the great encyclopedia The Royal Horticultural Society, translation by Susanne Bonn; Starnberg: Dorling Kindersley, 2004, page 30, ISBN 3-8310-0590-7
Web links
- Information at welt-der-rosen.de
- www.helpmefind.com (en)