Francis Dubreuil
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Francis Dubreuil was a French rose breeder and nursery owner from Lyon, France. He was the second generation of the Meilland family to breed and grow roses. He introduced over 64 rose varieties during
Francis Dubreuil
'Princesse de Sagan, (1887)
'Francis Dubreuil' (1894)
'Jean Sisley' (1898)
Francis Meilland
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Francis Meilland was a French rose breeder and co-founder of Meilland International, a family-owned rose growing company in southern France. The Meilland family has been breeding and selling roses sin
Francis Dubreuil
…was his daughter, Claudia. The young couple fell in love and married in 1909. In 1912, Claudia gave birth to Dubreuil's first grandson and namesake, Francis, who would later become the Meilland family's most famous family member, when he introduced the 'Peace' rose to the world. After Dubreuil's death on…
Francis Meilland, (center), with his parents, Antoine and Claudia Meilland, c. 1919
'Peace' rose, 1945
'Vatican', (1939)