Meilland Roses - A Legacy of Passion, and Our 2025 Winner of the 6th International Rose Competition: The Warsaw Rose Trials

Winning Varieties of 2025:
 Amber Rose - STREET COLORS LA GRANDE MOTTE
Bronze Medal in the Floribunda Category - AUGUSTE ESCOFFIER
 
Who is behind these extraordinary roses?
The Meilland family has been breeding roses since the 19th century. It was Francis Meilland who created the legendary PEACE rose (Madame A. Meilland), which became a global symbol of peace after World War II and brought worldwide fame to the family. Since then, generation after generation has continued the legacy, and today, the sixth generation is actively involved in rose breeding.
 
At their research center in Le Cannet des Maures, thousands of new crosses are created every year - with up to 30,000 flowers hand-pollinated, producing around 200,000 seedlings. Only a few of these make it through rigorous selection and into international trials in various climates and countries. Developing a new rose variety takes 8-10 years for garden roses and 4-6 years for cut flowers. In the end, only a handful of the very best are released to the market - winning prestigious awards and being sold in over 60 countries.
 
At the Warsaw competition, the awards on behalf of Meilland were accepted by Miccoli Thibault, Deputy Director of the famous Parc de Bagatelle in Paris - a world-renowned site for its exceptional rose collection and home to the oldest and most prestigious international rose competition. 
 
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Meilland roses - a passion passed down from generation to generation and our winner of this year's 6th International Rose Competition: The Warsaw Rose Trials

Winning Varieties 2025:
Amber Rose - STREET COLORS LA GRANDE MOTTE
Bronze medal in the category of discount roses - AUGUSTE ESCOFFIER
 
Who is the grower of these unusual roses?
The Meilland family has been breeding roses since the 19th century. It was Francis Meilland who created the legendary PEACE rose (Madame A. Meilland), which became a symbol of peace after World War II and brought the family international fame. Since then, successive generations have continuously created new varieties - today the sixth generation is involved in the breeding process. 
 
Thousands of new crosses are created each year at the research center in Le Cannet des Maures - up to 30,000 flowers are hand-pollinated, from which some 200,000 seedlings grow. Only a few go through a strict selection and are sent for testing in different countries and climatic conditions. It takes 8 to 10 years (for garden roses) or 4 to 6 years (for cut flower roses) to breed a new variety. In the end, only a dozen of the best ones reach the market - they win prestigious awards and are sold in more than 60 countries around the world.
 
During the competition in Warsaw, the awards were accepted on behalf of Meilland by Miccoli Thibault - deputy director of the famous Parc de Bagatelle in Paris, a place known worldwide for its exceptional collection of roses and the oldest and most prestigious international rose competition.