“It is a Hybrid Tea Rose and many millions of plants have been sold since it burst onto the world stage in 1945. It was developed by the French rose breeder, Francis Meilland, between 1935 and 1939 who, when he saw that war with Germany was inevitable, sent cuttings to friends in Italy, Turkey, Germany and the USA. History tells that it was on the very last flight before the German invasion of France. In the USA, the rose breeders Conrad Pyle Co., successfully grew it and thereby kept it safe.
However, because the various recipients of these precious cuttings could not communicate with each other for the duration of the war, it was given several different names. France called it 'Madame A. Meilland' after Meilland's mother. Italy called it 'Goia' (Joy). Germany named it 'Glory Dei' (glory to God) and the USA called it 'Peace'.
And 'Peace' it became known as, when Peace was declared. The official name was announced on the same day as Berlin fell, ending the war in Europe. And 'Peace' has gone on to be a wonderful Ambassador for Peace indeed. In the same year as the war ended, each member of the United Nations (which met in San Francisco) was given a Peace rose with a note which read: "We hope the 'Peace' Rose will influence men's thoughts for everlasting world peace".
~All my Favourite Flower Names website~
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Thanks so much for your comments about my photo of the peace rose. I thought its history was very interesting! This one is from our backyard. I got down to nothing but flowers day after day, so I took a little break. Now I've got some new things to post, but I've fallen behind in commenting. I am so sorry, and I will resolve to begin again!
May 14th, 2019
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Thanks so much for your comments about my photo of the peace rose. I thought its history was very interesting! This one is from our backyard. I got down to nothing but flowers day after day, so I took a little break. Now I've got some new things to post, but I've fallen behind in commenting. I am so sorry, and I will resolve to begin again!