About the name
Name. 🇺🇸 'Mister Lincoln', after Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th president of the United States, who signed the Emancipation Proclamation (1863) and won the Civil War. One of the greatest presidents in US history. The poetic American dedication is typical of AARS-era varieties of the 1960s (Eisenhower, JFK).
Breeding. Bred by Herbert C. Swim (1907–1988) and O.L. Weeks at Conard-Pyle Co (West Grove, Pennsylvania, USA). US Patent PP 2,370 (3 March 1964). Bred in 1964, commercially introduced in 1965. Parentage: 'Chrysler Imperial' (Lammerts 1952) × 'Charles Mallerin' (Meilland 1947). Herbert Swim is the same breeder who created Sutter's Gold (1950, AARS 1950 and Gamble Medal), Mojave (1954 AARS) and Helen Traubel (1952 AARS).
Significance. AARS 1965 (All-America Rose Selections). The James Alexander Gamble Fragrance Medal 2003 is the highest American ARS award for fragrance and is given only once every few years. It places Mister Lincoln in the same class as Crimson Glory (1961), Sutter's Gold (1966), Tiffany, Fragrant Cloud, Double Delight and Papa Meilland. A best-selling dark red HT in the USA for more than half a century. 'The rose for a beloved' is the standard red rose for St Valentine's Day. DOES NOT FADE IN THE SUN, a rare quality for red HTs. Up to 15 cm, one of the largest HT flowers in history. A direct descendant of Crimson Glory (Kordes 1935) through 'Charles Mallerin', an inherited line of a legendary fragrance. ARS rating 8.3. NOT in the WFRS Hall of Fame. Susceptible to black spot and needs preventive treatment.