February 2003
Paul Neyron

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Paul Neyron
Old Garden Hybrid Perpetual


PAUL NEYRON Old Garden Hybrid Perpetual
Levet France 1869
'Victor Verdier' x 'Anna de Diesbach'

Paul Neyron has fragrant pink flowers on very long, thornless stems, which are set off by medium green leaves. The large 5-inch blooms have as many as 50 petals and are cupped resembling peonies. This variety is a very carefree and upright grower reaching a height of 4 to 5 feet.

According to Botanica's Encyclopedia of Roses, many people think of Paul Neyron as a cabbage rose, a name first given to the Centifolias by the English.

Paul Neyron is a very special rose to me. In 1950 I took a cutting from my grandmother's bush, which I would estimate has been in our family for 160 years. Since then I have probably moved mine 12 times. For years I was unable to find out the name of this rose. I even wrote the American Rose Society to help identify it, but with no luck. So I named it for my grandmother, Mrs. Sally. Then quite by accident about three years ago, Tammy and I found it for sale at Dabney's Nursery. The mystery was solved and, of course, I bought another Paul Neyron.

Since I have been in rose competition, I have won four trophies with my cutting of Paul Neyron -- a wonderful remembrance of someone I loved very much, my grandmother -- Mrs. Sally.

Paul Neyron can be purchased at local nurseries.

Charlie Manderson