Autumnal Blaze
Summer has come to an end here in Melbourne, where I live. It was late in getting here after a long and grey winter, and one of the wettest springs on record. Now it is gone, giving way to wat promises to be a beautiful autumn. Beautiful blooms are still appearing in the gardens around me, bursting forth in profusion and in beautiful colours. This includes my Papa Meilland rose bush.
Papa Meilland is a magnificent French hybrid tea rose. Named in honour of a Doyen in the rose breeding world by his Grandson, the now famous Allain Meilland, Papa Meilland has dark, velvety crimson coloured petals and a magnificent, strong, old rose fragrance. This rose was bred in France and introduced in 1963. I have two of these bushes in my front garden, and although white roses are my favourite type of rose, the Papa Meilland rose would come a very close second!
Autumnal Blaze
Summer has come to an end here in Melbourne, where I live. It was late in getting here after a long and grey winter, and one of the wettest springs on record. Now it is gone, giving way to wat promises to be a beautiful autumn. Beautiful blooms are still appearing in the gardens around me, bursting forth in profusion and in beautiful colours. This includes my Papa Meilland rose bush.
Papa Meilland is a magnificent French hybrid tea rose. Named in honour of a Doyen in the rose breeding world by his Grandson, the now famous Allain Meilland, Papa Meilland has dark, velvety crimson coloured petals and a magnificent, strong, old rose fragrance. This rose was bred in France and introduced in 1963. I have two of these bushes in my front garden, and although white roses are my favourite type of rose, the Papa Meilland rose would come a very close second!