Rosa 'American Beauty'

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Rosa 'American Beauty'
Hybrid parentage
Rosa hybrid
Cultivar
'American Beauty'
Origin
Bred by Henri Lédéchaux, France 1875 .[1]

'American Beauty' is a hybrid perpetual rose, bred in France in 1875, and originally named 'Madame Ferdinand Jamin'. The cup-shaped flowers, which are deep pink and strongly scented, appear in flushes over a long period. The height of the shrub ranges between 90 and 200 cm.^[1]

It was introduced in the United States in 1875 by George Valentine Nash^{[citation needed]}. The flower is commemorated in the Joseph Lamb ragtime composition "American Beauty Rag". It makes repeated appearances in the 1999 film "American Beauty".^{[citation needed]}

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