'Giovinezza' Rose

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'Giovinezza' rose Description

My HMF:

'Giovinezza (hybrid tea, Ingegnoli 1933)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Cà Berta

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

3 favorite votes.

ARS:

Red blend Hybrid Tea.

Origin:

Bred by Ingegnoli Bros. (Italy, 1933).
Introduced in Italy by Fratelli Ingegnoli in 1934 as 'Giovinezza'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Geranium-red, lighter edges, cream reverse. Upper side of petals geranium lacquer purplish more tenuous at the edges and the lower side cadmium yellow at the base degrading in purplish red towards the apex. Large, semi-double to double, borne mostly solitary, flat bloom form. Pointed buds.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

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Notes:

Born in 1909 as a universitary song called "Il Comitato" by Nino Oxilia and Giuseppe Blanc, "Giovinezza" (revised text in 1924 by Salvatore Gotta) became later a popular hymn of the Italian fascist party.