Rosa 'American Beauty'

The American Beauty Rose, known in Germany as Mme Ferdinand Jamin, is a remontant - rose variety. She was bred in 1875 by Henri Lédéchaux (France).

The up to 11 cm wide, ruby ​​to pink flower sitting on long, straight stems and intense aroma. The heavily reinforced shrub bears dark green leaves and grows up to 2 m high. 'American Beauty' reassembled weak and is hardy to -29 ° C ( USDA zone 5). The rose variety is susceptible to fungal diseases such as rose rust, powdery mildew and blackspot.

1882 brought you this rose in the nursery by Anthony Cook in Baltimore, where George Bancroft, a politician and friend Rose, probably was aware of them. George Field discovered the unnamed species in the Rose Collection Bancroft in Newport, Rhode Iceland. The rose was then cultivated by Field Brothers and 1886 spread among the chosen of Bancroft patriotic name of " American Beauty " as a new rose variety. The Rose German expert Hans Friedrich soon proved that it was ' Mme Ferdinand Jamin '. 'American Beauty' was very popular in the U.S. as a cut rose more than a quarter of a century and was declared the official flower of the District of Columbia. To greater awareness came the plant, as it occurs several times in named after her appearance in the movie American Beauty (1999).