May 14. 2004 Mary Elizabeth Donaldson from Tasmania, became H.R.H Crownprincess Mary Elizabeth by marrying H.R.H. Crown prince Frederik in Copenhagen, Denmark. The royal wedding was fantastic and so romantic. The danish people love the beautiful crown princess. Those of us who grow roses are just as pleased to enjoy her namesake rose; Kronprinsesse Mary Castle. It is a cream white floribunda rose, with a rosette shaped yellow center, that fades to almost pure white in the sun. It becomes a bushy little shrub rose about 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide. It´s parents are: Clair Renaissance and Sun Hit - 2 roses that are very fragrant, healthy and popular for the abundance of fragrant flowers produced from early summer, until winter sets in. It is very easy to grow because of the good disease resistance and the fully double flowers have a very sweet fragrance.
It has become a tradition that New Poulsen Roses, named after celebrities are being babtised with wine (From Poulsens Cahor Wine Castle: Château Lecusse) by the person the rose is named after. September 1. 2005 Crownprincess Mary babtised the new rose named after her. Royal Babtism of Kronprinsesse Mary Castle The Rose is very good for cutting, since it holds the petals well. It is the rose I used in my little flower arrangement, pictured in the post I wrote yesterday. Here a little posy with the rose only:
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5 comments:
What a beautiful namesake. I love yellow roses.
Great pictures Neils!
This is beautiful, indeed! Is it fragrant?
By accident I found your "rose blog". As a rose lover too, it was quite interesting for me to read what kind of roses you have and what experiences you're making with them. I'll certainly come back later on.
Have a lovely rose summer (here most of them have faded and the few modern sorts will bloom later on again). Greetings from Switzerland,
Barbara
Nice to read a little history with this beautiful rose.
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