Creator: Marechal, Franca, 1830Origin: “Blush Noisette” x “Parks yellow”
Flowers: 7 cm
Height: 5 to 8 m
It was an amateur rose breeder, Marshall, who created this rose in a planter at the window of his house in Angers, France. Back then he was still far from Knowing that this hybrid would become one of history's most famous climbing roses. It is a very vigorous plant, which once well adapted and in hot weather can reach over 8m height. The flowers are medium sized, with a lemony yellow center, small petals, and exude a mild and sweet fragrance. They appear in groups of three to four. It has almost no thorns and the leaves are of a very attractive glossy green. Its growth is fast and is ideal for a pergola or a bow.
Also known as "The Marshal" the name of this rose invokes the famous General Napoleon's Jean Maximilien Lamarque (1770-1832). Controversial, after the fall of Bonaparte, he became a member of the French parliament, where he distinguished himself as one of the most active members of the "left" faction, calling for the permanent suspension of the monarchy.
Lamarque embraced a military career in 1791 and in a few years rose to the rank of general. In Italy, he led one of six armies that were under the overall command of Napoleon's adopted son, Eugène de Beauharnais. When Napoleon was exiled to Elba in 1814, Lamarque remained loyal to the Emperor, returning to his service during the "Hundred Days", where he commanded a division of ten thousand men. After the battle of Waterloo he went into exile, returning to France in 1818 where he began a controversial political career. In 1828 he was elected to the House of Representatives, representing Landes. He led the most radical faction of the parliament in 1832 and his death triggered on 5 and 6 June, a series of riots and barricades in the streets of Paris. This revolt, which Victor Hugo alludes in the "Les Miserables", was violently repressed by the National Guard, resulting in hundreds of deaths.
