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3 JUN by
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Gladys Fisher posing with her Sterling Silver roses for a newspaper photoshoot.
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20 MAY 19 by
DPH
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My great grandmother originally called this rose "First Lady" in honor of Mamie Eisenhower. However, when she went to Washington, DC to present the rose to the First Lady, Mamie Eisenhower was unavailable. So, instead she named the rose "Sterling Silver" for a friend who wanted a rose for a silverware pattern.
I was first told this story by family members some 20 years ago, never quite sure about its authenticity. However, in the past year, while researching family ancestry, I have found one newspaper article referring to the lavender rose as "First Lady" and one photograph of her being presented the patent with the naming story written on the back.
(I also possess a set of family silverware from the 1960s with a rose pattern, which I now assume is patterned after the Sterling Silver.)
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Thank you for sharing this story! I recently ordered this rose and like knowing how its name came about.
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17 NOV 20 by
DPH
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This is a photo which is currently commercially available. Possible this variety is different than the original 1952 Havana rose.
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17 NOV 20 by
jedmar
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Yes, this is a newer florists rose from NIRP in France. We generally do not add all florists roses to the data base, but have added this one and reassigned your photo.
There should be photos of Gladys Fisher's 'Havana' in the Plant patent 1109, but difficult to access this online.
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19 JUN 20 by
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Gladys Fisher poses with roses for publicity photos prior to opening of Der Rosenkavalier opera film in October 1962. Alternate photo from same photo shoot was published in Boston Record American Sunday Advertiser on 30 September 1962.
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What a neat addition to the history of Mrs. Fisher and her roses. Thank you! I wish more family members of rose breeders would have included such stories about them.
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