Introduced in 1957 , the Queen Elizabeth climbing wax ( Rosa x " Climbing Queen Elizabeth " ) is a variety of its predecessor , the Queen Elizabeth ( Rosa Queen Elizabeth ) . The climbing variety usually flowers between the summer and the fall . It is a sturdy and vigorous crampoon that features abundant pink blooms that seemliness walls , trellis and arbor . The climbing Queen Elizabeth be in a tradition of top royal roses .
Breeder
A rose stock breeder in the United States named Dr. Walter E. Lammerts cover the Queen Elizabeth . Lammerts was an generator , plant investigator and horticulturist , and lectured on the subject of rose breeding . Lammerts was also a graduate of and later a professor at the University of California at Berkeley .
Parentage
The Queen Elizabeth is a hybridization between " Charlotte Armstrong " and " Floradora . " The Charlotte Armstrong rose is a deep pinkish hybrid teatime uprise . Lammerts raised this large flowered and fragrant get up in 1940 . He established a industrial plant research facility at the Armstrong Nurseries , from which the rose wine derives its name . The Floradora climb up is an orange - cherry floribunda , bred by Mathias Tantau of Germany and introduced in 1944 . Both the Charlotte Armstrong and the Floradora rosiness are available for commercial-grade purchase at nurseries and online , as are the Queen Elizabeth and the Climbing Queen Elizabeth .
Identification
The Queen Elizabeth is a medium pinko rose with a balmy perfume . It honors the 1952 accession to the throne and the 1954 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of Britain . Its other name are " The Queen Elizabeth Rose " and " Queen of England . "
Awards
The Queen Elizabeth is a winner of major horticultural awards . They let in the Portland Gold Medal in 1954 , the National Rose Society President ’s International Trophy in 1955 , the All - American Rose Selections ( AARS ) winner in 1955 , the American Rose Society Gold Medal in 1957 , the Golden Rose of The Hague in 1968 and the World ’s Favorite Rose in 1979 .
Celebrity Status
Northern Ireland ’s history of rose breeding dates back to the late 19th century . The International Rose Garden at Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park in Belfast , Northern Ireland , hosts an annual Rose Week in July . Highlighted at this consequence is the Queen Elizabeth , in the company of a glint regalia of other limited roses named in purity of celebrated people , include the Queen ’s grandson , Prince William of Wales ( The Royal William rise ) .
