Marina Picasso, granddaughter of the painter Pablo Picasso and godmother of the Gardens Festival of the Côte d’Azur now has a rose with her name created by the rose company Meilland. On March 31, Marina Picasso had the privilege of christening the rose that now bears her name, a Meilland creation with white and romantic flowers. The baptism took place during the 2019 edition of the Côte d’Azur Garden Festival, at Villa Eilenroc, in Antibes. The festival, launched in 2017 by the Department of Alpes-Maritimes, is a real moment of fulfillment and sharing. Due to its success, its attendance and its media impact, the festival is renewed every two years in the spring for one month. The ambition of the festival is to make the Côte d’Azur a leading destination for tourism related to gardens, and Maison Meilland is proud to be part of the project.
MARINA PICASSO® Meidyceus is a remarkable variety, as much by its robustness that allows it to adapt to all situations that by the romantic charm of its many pure and intense white flowers from 8 to 10 cm in diameter. An uninterrupted bloom of May until the frosts, with a very double bouquets of flowers, and a compact bushy habit make the variety easy to associate with perennials or grasses, in pots or in the garden. This new creation with the uninterrupted bloom has won the prestigious Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Award during the Baden Baden competition. It illustrates once again the know-how of the Maison Meilland, reference of the know-how of rosierist and ambassador of the French way of life in gardens around the world. Maison Meilland had the passion of roses since the 19th century and, as mythical brand of french know-how, is a big name of the rose in all latitudes. As independent family business, Meilland defends its values transmitted from generation to generation, a permanent creativity and a demanding vision quality. With well-known and recognized varieties globally, the collections of Meilland roses exalt a French way of life made of poetry, emotion and elegance. PAPA MEILLAND®, BLACK BACCARA®, JEANNE MOREAU®, PIERRE DE RONSARD® and especially MADAME MEILLAND, the most famous and the most grown on the planet, have made from Meilland an absolute reference for gardeners and florists, which is exported to 65 countries on 5 continents.
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