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| CLASSIFICATION INFORMATION: | "Peace" | OTHER ANNOYING LITTLE FACTS: Some True, Some Made Up |
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Name: Peace Synonym: Madame Antoine Meilland, Gloria Dei, Fredsrosen, Beke, Gioia, 3-35-40 (date of hybridization) Class: Hybrid Tea Rose (Modern Large Flowered) Hybridizer/Date: Meilland, France 1945 Parentage: ((George Dickson x Souvenir de Claudius Pernet) x (Joanna Hill x Charles P. Kilham)) x Margaret McGredy Fragrance: Mild to medium ARS Color: Yellow blend (yellow with pink and yellowish white edges) Awards: All America Rose Selection 1946, Portland Gold Medal 1944, Royal National Rose Society Gold Medal 1947, American Rose Society National gold Medal Certificate 1947, The Hague Gold Medal and Golden Rose 1965, WFRS Rose Hall of Fame (The World's Favourite Rose) 1976 |
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Comments: Here it is folks. The NUMBER ONE most popular rose in the history of the world. Period Bred at the end of World War II by the French Hybridizer Meilland, it quickly became a symbol for the end of the war. It doesn't hurt that it is a beautiful and sometimes fragrant flower that blooms a lot on a very vigorous and hardy bush. Many people say that today's 'Peace' is less yellow and colorful than the 'Peace' of the old days. I myself have seen absolutely no empirical evidence for this belief. Look Here! More Pictures 
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