Mainz Carnival (Rose)
The hybrid tea 'Mainzer Fastnacht' is a rose variety bred by Mathias Tantau ( Rosen Tantau ) in 1964 . Synonyms for the common denomination in Germany are 'Sissi' or 'Blue Moon'.
description
The height of the variety is 100 to 300 cm. In terms of growth behavior, the 'Mainzer Fastnacht' is vigorously upright and strongly drifting. The leaves are dark green in color and have a glossy leaf surface.
'Mainzer Fastnacht' is a rose variety that blooms frequently. The flowering period begins in June and only ends with the first frost . The flower color is pale purple and is often described as silvery lilac. Open flowers have a flower diameter of 8 to 10 centimeters. Since the flowers are very fragrant, the 'Mainzer Fastnacht' variety is also known as a scented rose.
The 'Mainzer Fastnacht' variety has been an integral part of the standard range of rose growers and rose businesses since it was registered.
prehistory
The Society of Friends of Roses met for the first time in 1889 and then several times in Mainz. In 1925 the city laid out a rose garden with around 6500 rose bushes of various varieties in the Mainz city park for a large rose show by the association . Due to this close connection between the city of Mainz and the German breeding groups as well as those in neighboring countries, some variety names were given in honor of the city. The yellow-flowering Lutea hybrid 'Goldenes Mainz' was created in 1925, followed in 1933 by the yellow-flowering tea hybrid variety 'Das Goldene Mainz II' by Wilhelm Kordes from W. Kordes' sons , which is still successful in rose assortments . The variety 'Mainz' followed in 1930, bred by the Dutch Leenders brothers and also a Lutea hybrid.
Naming and baptism
For the (premature) 2000-year anniversary of the city in 1962, the Association of Rose Friends held its annual congress in Mainz. In line with the occasion, Wilhelm Kordes presented his latest breed, 'Mainzer Wappen - Mainzer Rad', an orange-red, permanently blooming shrub rose with hybrid tea characteristics. At this congress, an intended new breed by the well-known rose breeder Mathias Tantau was announced, which was to be named 'Mainz Fastnacht' in honor of the host city. This new rose variety, in which Tantau invested eight years of breeding work, was to come onto the market at the end of 1964 and should come as close as possible to the breeding goal of a blue-blooming rose.
On November 11, 1963, just in time for the opening of the 1964 Carnival season in the Electoral Palace by the Foolish General Assembly of the Mainz Carneval Association , the 'Mainz Carnival' was presented to the public. Two pages of the Mainz Carneval Association brought 50 lilac-colored roses in a silver champagne bucket onto the stage and the President of the MCV, Karl Moerlé, christened them with their variety name in a festive ceremony. The first rose bushes for the 'Mainz Carnival' were planted in the rose garden in spring 1964.
literature
- Helmut Wirth: The Golden Mainz is a rose. In: Mainz. Quarterly issues for culture, politics, economics, history . Number 4th year 1984. Verlag H. Schmidt Mainz, ISSN 0720-5945 pp. 21-25
Web links
- Rosen Tantau - variety description 'Mainzer Fastnacht'