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CLASSIFICATION INFORMATION: "Soleil d' Or" OTHER ANNOYING LITTLE FACTS: Some True, Some Made Up

Name: Soleil d' Or
Class: 'Pernetiana' Rose, also classed as a Hybrid Foetida and a Hybrid Tea
Hybridizer/Date: Joseph Pernet-Ducher, France 1900
Parentage: Rosa foetida persiana x seedling of Antoine Ducher
Fragrance: Strong spicy fragrance
ARS Color: Yellow and orange, yellow blend
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Comments: One of the most monumental achievements in hybridizing. This is the rose that introduced the yellow and orange color into modern roses. No small feat considering that its yellow parent Rosa foetida is considered almost totally infertile. A rose that is still grown and easily available today.

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