Mozart

Where to plant. As a specimen in the garden, like a 'fountain', or in groups of Hybrid Musks (Felicia, Cornelia, Moonlight, Danaë); tolerates partial shade, which is rare for roses.

Climate. Down to −26 °C; all of Ukraine without protection; exceptional hardiness for a Hybrid Musk.

Care. Minimal; selective pruning as for shrubs; standard seasonal disease prevention.

Name. The rose is named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), the Austrian composer of the Classical era and one of the most influential composers of all time. Author of more than 600 works, including the operas 'The Magic Flute', 'Don Giovanni' and 'The Marriage of Figaro', and 41 symphonies. He died at 35.

Breeding. Bred by Peter Lambert (1859–1939) in the city of Trier, Germany; bred in 1936, on the market in 1937. No patent code (1937 predates the modern patent system). Parentage: 'Robin Hood' (Hybrid Musk, Pemberton 1927) × 'Rote Pharisäer' (HT, Hinner 1916). Sport: 'Rote Mozart' (Kordes 1989), the red version.

Significance. One of the late Lambertianas, a typical Hybrid Musk with a distinct 'single and classic' design, used in modern breeding for health and the structure of its clusters. The 2nd Peter Lambert rose in our catalogue, next to Goethe (1911). Peter Lambert was one of the founding German breeders of the late XIX to early XX century; his Lambertianas were the forerunners of the Hybrid Musks Pemberton's. It is the 13th Hybrid Musk in our catalogue, the largest 'wild' family (next to Felicia, Cornelia, Buff Beauty, Ballerina, Danaë, Heavenly Pink, Bouquet Parfait, Guirlande d'Amour, Grand-Duc Jean, Heimatmelodie, Lichterloh and Moonlight). It is often confused with 'Rote Mozart', the red sport of Kordes (1989).