D
uring the 14th World Rose Convention held in May 2006 in Osaka, Japan, Pierre de Ronsard ® Var. Meiviolin (also known as Eden Rose ® / Eden Climber ™) has been voted the World's Favorite Rose by the World Federation of Rose Societies (www.worldrose.org)




This very special award is given at each World Convention to one variety chosen by popular vote of the national rose societies in 37 countries, members of the World Federation of Rose Societies (more than 100.000 members).

Since its creation in 1976, the following varieties have received this famous award :

Peace / Mme A. Meilland / Gloria dei / Gioia en 1976 (breeder Meilland)
Queen Elizabeth in 1979 (breeder Lammerts)
Fragrant Cloud in 1981 (breeder Tantau)
Iceberg in 1983 (breeder Kordes)
Double Delight in 1985 (breeder Swim & Ellis)
Papa Meilland ® Var. Meicesar en 1988 (breeder Meilland)
Pascali in 1991 (breeder Lens)
Just Joey in 1994 (breeder Cants)
New Dawn in 1997 (breeder Van Fleet)
Ingrid Bergman in 2000 (breeder Poulsen)
Bonica ® 82 Var. Meidomonac in 2003 (breeder Meilland)

With Pierre de Ronsard ® in 2006, Meilland is the breeder with the highest number of awards from the World Federation of Rose Societies, after Peace, Papa Meilland ® and Bonica ® 82.




After being released in 1986, Pierre de Ronsard ® became very quickly extremely popular, a must-have for every garden.

With its old-fashioned shape and its delicate light pink color shaded with carmine pink, this climbing and shrub rose-tree already charmed several millions of amateurs worldwide.
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