Commercially available

Bred by Franco Galliati (Italy, 1992).

Hybrid Tea.  

Carmine-pink.  Double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Dedicated to Marie José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle of Sachsen-Coburg and Gotha (August 4, 1906 - January 27, 2001), daughter of King Albert I of Belgium. She married Prince Umberto, the Crown prince of Italy in 1930 and became the Principessa di Piemonte. Queen consort of Italy from May 9 to June 2, 1946. She went on Exile after the Monarchy was abolished.