Newsletter  (Sep 2021)  Page(s) 22.  
 
[From "Why Heritage Roses?", by Dominique Massad, pp. 20-23]
The quest began with a variety of Polyantha rose which I acquired in 1985 from a Dutch plant catalogue and which was misnamed ‘Destiny’, a hardy plant with pale yellow blooms, marginated with pink. As the flower ages, the pink becomes dominant. To reinforce this trait I did crosses with the Tea Noisette ‘Rêve d’or’ (Ducher 1869) and with the China ‘Comtesse du Cayla’ (Guillot 1902), both of whose colors vary according to the temperature. From among the many descendants obtained, those showing these traits the most were continued to be used. Actually, several of those I obtained have flower buds that are yellow but which turn either red or pink as they open. Some have been put on the market, such as ‘Monique Lestournelle’, ‘Marseille en fleurs’ or ‘Rosomane Janon’ whereas others such as ‘Tendre émotion’ are still being tested.