The rose named Emelie

1960

In 1960 gardener O. Stenseth at Mellbyes Planteskole at Grefsheim discovered a new variant of a rose.

It had orange-pink flowers with a yellow centre and was later named «Emelie», after Emelie Mellbye.

The rose became part of the nursery's own range.

The rose ‘Emelie’. Photo: rosebilder.no.

Source: Studies of the rose range.

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