Pierre de Ronsard®
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This rose's location in the garden is NE 6, SW 6 & NW 7.
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- Classification: Climber (large-flowered)
- Flower Color: pink blend
- Flower Size: 4.5-5 inches
- Flower Form: hollow cup, borne in clusters
- Petal Count: 40-55 petals
- Fragrance: slight fragrance
- Repeat Bloomer: yes
- Foliage: medium, deep green, semi-glossy
- Plant Height: 3-12 feet
- Plant Width: 5.9 feet
- Growth Habit: spreading, climbing growth
- Disease Resistant: yes
- Hybridizer: Marie-Louise Meilland (France)
- Registered: 1985
- Parentage: (‘Danse des Sylphes’ x ‘Handel’) x ‘Pink Wonder’ Climbing
- ARS* Rating: 8.3 (a very good to excellent rose)
*American Rose Society Rating
Awards:
- 2006 World Rose Hall of Fame
Notes:
- “Rosa ‘Eden’ (also known as 'Pierre de Ronsard', 'MEIviolin', and 'Eden Rose 85') is a light pink and white climbing rose. The cultivar was created by Marie-Louise Meilland and introduced in France by Meilland International in 1985 as part of the Renaissance® Collection. It was named 'Pierre de Ronsard', after the French Renaissance poet Pierre de Ronsard to his famous ode that begins: Mignonne, allons voir si la rose. The cultivar is also called 'Eden Rose 85' as Meilland had already introduced a rose cultivar called 'Eden' in the 1950s…The cultivar was ahead of the times – when introduced in 1985 it wasn't very popular, but 'Eden' is one of the best-known nostalgic roses nowadays. In 2006, 'Pierre de Ronsard' was selected as 'World's Favourite Rose', the highest title a rose can be granted, and inducted into the Rose Hall of Fame.” --- (Wikipedia, “Rosa ‘Eden’) retrieved March 2021.
