When former Beatle and Wings front man Paul McCartney married Heather Mills June 11, the bride carried a bouquet of peonies and `McCartney’ roses.
Having a rose variety named after you is one of the perks of celebrity today; even country singer Lee Ann Rimes and newscaster Jane Pauley have them.
Here are a few rose varieties and the people they are named for. Can you place the flower with the famous face? Answers are at the bottom of the page.
ROSE ANSWERS
1. Cary Grant, `Cary Grant’
Introduced by Meilland Roses in 1987
Fragrant hybrid tea
2. Paul McCartney, `The McCartney Rose’
Introduced by Meilland Roses in 1991
Hybrid tea
3. Queen Elizabeth II, `Queen Elizabeth’
Introduced by Walter E. Lammerts 1954
Grandiflora
4. St. Patrick, `St. Patrick’
Introduced by Strickland in 1999
Hybrid tea
5. Princess Diana, `Princess of Wales’
Introduced by Jack Harkness in 1997
Floribunda
6. Princess Grace, `Princesse de Monaco’
Introduced by Meilland Roses in 1982
Hybrid tea
7. J.F.K., `John F. Kennedy’
Introduced by Eugene Boerner in 1965
Hybrid tea
8. Ingrid Bergman, `Ingrid Bergman’
Introduced by Poulsen family in 1985
Hybrid tea
Source: “Combined Rose List 2002” by Beverly R. Dobson and Peter Schneider. Send $20 to: Combined Rose List, Peter Schneider, P.O. Box 677, Mantua, Ohio 44255.
