“Paris Rose” generally refers to elite, highly fragrant hybrid tea roses bred in France (Loire Valley/Burgundy), prized for their velvety, high-centered, and multi-petaled (65–95) blooms with long vase life. Other interpretations include specific varieties like the deep pink Paris de Yves St. Laurent or Parfum de Paris.
Key Aspects of Paris Roses:
- Characteristics: Known for an intense, old-rose fragrance (myrrh, violet, pear) and strong, healthy growth.
- Varieties:
- “Paris” (Japan, 2013): A Japanese-bred rose (Takunori Kimura) known for dense, pink, cupped, and often variable, rosette-shaped blooms.
- Paris de Yves St. Laurent™ (1994): A hardy, 4-foot hybrid tea with cupped, deep pink, fragrant blooms.
- Red Paris: A popular, deep red, medium-sized rose for cutting and Valentine’s Day.
- Parfum de Paris: A hardy, repeat-blooming, very fragrant pink, old-world style rose.
- Cultural Significance: Roses are deeply rooted in Parisian culture, famously curated in gardens like the Bagatelle or the Roseraie du Val-de-Marne.
- Symbolism: Associated with the “Queen of French Garden Roses” label, often used in romantic, high-quality, or specialized, horticultural, contexts.
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Other Meanings:
- The Rose of Paris (1924) is a silent drama film.
- Rose Paris Rose is a perfume, notes of, rose, davana, and guaiac wood.
- “Paris-Rose” can also be a, person’s, name, often associated with a, happy, and, charming, personality.
