It’s story time on this Tremendous Thursday.
Even though some of them got attitude, give me a Dahlia any day.
I love Roses, yet they only seem to love me back at the end of fall when it’s time to trim them down and cover them up for the winter.
When I first bring home a Rose bush, they are glorious. I fertilized them, I trim them, I protect them in the winter and on and on and on, yet, they’re like “ah, ah, nah, she ain’t worthy!” 😐 !!!
I haven’t given up. I will succeed one year and I’ve decided that it will be THIS year, let’s just hope that the Roses agree with me 😛 .
Enough about my Rose blues. Let’s get to the story…
Today is National Peace Rose Day!!!
I thought it odd there was a day for a specific rose, so I had to investigate. Didn’t I?.
According to legend, the Peace Rose was developed between 1935 and 1939 by Francis Meilland, a French horticulturist.
It’s first budding was in 1936 and was introduced in 1942, as “Madame A. Meilland” in honor of Francis Meilland’s mother.
Just prior to the German’s invasion of France and in an effort to protect his new Rose, Francis Meilland sent cuttings to his friends in Germany, Italy, Turkey and the United States.
Legend also has it that the cutting for the Peace Rose heading to the United States, traveled on the last plane to leave France before the war!
Each country gave the new hybrid it’s own name. In France the Peace Rose is known as “Madame A. Meilland” , in Italy “Rose Gioia” and in Germany “Gloria Dei”.
It’s official trade name “Peace”, to commemorate the end of WWII, was announced on April 29, 1945, by the Conrad Pyle Co in the United States and simultaneously in Berlin.
Peace Roses were given to each delegate at the inaugural meeting of the United Nations with a note that read: “We hope the Peace rose will influence men’s thoughts for everlasting world peace.”
I’m thinking that sentiment was a fail!
Because of it’s resilience, just years after its introduction, the Peace Rose, numbered in the millions worldwide. To this day the Peace Rose remains popular in gardens.
Peace Rose can be called the “Momma” of the Rose industry, cause it’s been used to create hundreds of new variations or Roses.
The Peace Rose was the only rose to be awarded the All-America Rose Selections (AARS) Award for 1946. It’s also received the Golden Rose of the Hague and the ARS National Gold Medal Certificate to name a few.
How about you? Do you have a Peace Rose? Maybe you’re thinking of adding a Peace Rose to your garden.
I think after this history lesson. I thinking “yeah”, after all it does symbolize peace 😀
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Happy National Peace Rose Day!
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