Genus Rosa Origin 1968 | Cultivar 'Queen Sirikit' Higher classification Rose | |
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Hybrid parentage 'Königin der Rosen' × 'Golden Giant Rose' Similar Rose, Mussaenda philippica, Rosa 'Mrs Fred Danks', Rosa 'Chopin', Rosa 'Schoener's Nutkana' | ||
Rosa 'Queen Sirikit' is a hybrid rose of 'Königin der Rosen' and 'Golden Giant Rose'. It was first introduced in 1968. Two years later it won the First Prize in a rose competition in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Andre Hendricx, Director of "Grandes Roseraiea du Val de Loire", asked permission from Queen Sirikit of Thailand to name the rose after her.
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Rosa 'Queen Sirikit' Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA