Peter Lambert
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Peter Lambert was a German
rosarian known for his breeding
of rose
cultivar
s.
Peter Lambert was born on June 1, 1859 in Trier
, Germany
. He acquired his knowledge of roses when working with his father Jean Lambert in his nursery "Lambert & Reiter", which he had started in 1869 with his brother. Peter trained at a Prussian school of horticulture and gained experience working in nurseries in France and England. He began his own successful nursery at Trier. He is the first rosarian to grow a long-flowering bush rose cultivar named Trier, which was later crossed with a tea-rose.
In 1900 he married Leoni Lamesch to whom he had dedicated one of his cultivars in which he had mixed Polyanthas with Noisettes.
Peter Lambert established the rosaria of Sangerhausen
in 1904 and of Zweibrücken
. Unfortunately the rosarium of Snagerhausen was destroyed during World War II
He was also a founder of the Verein Deutscher Rosenfreunde – VDR (Union of German Friends of Roses) and was member of the jury of the rose competitions in Saint Petersburg
, Paris
, Haarlem
, London
, Lyon
and Florence
.
A street of the city of Trier was named after him.
The following are the most important rose cultivars he created:
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
rosarian known for his breeding
Plant breeding
Plant breeding is the art and science of changing the genetics of plants in order to produce desired characteristics. Plant breeding can be accomplished through many different techniques ranging from simply selecting plants with desirable characteristics for propagation, to more complex molecular...
of rose
Rose
A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers are large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows...
cultivar
Cultivar
A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...
s.
Peter Lambert was born on June 1, 1859 in Trier
Trier
Trier, historically called in English Treves is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. It is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He acquired his knowledge of roses when working with his father Jean Lambert in his nursery "Lambert & Reiter", which he had started in 1869 with his brother. Peter trained at a Prussian school of horticulture and gained experience working in nurseries in France and England. He began his own successful nursery at Trier. He is the first rosarian to grow a long-flowering bush rose cultivar named Trier, which was later crossed with a tea-rose.
In 1900 he married Leoni Lamesch to whom he had dedicated one of his cultivars in which he had mixed Polyanthas with Noisettes.
Peter Lambert established the rosaria of Sangerhausen
Sangerhausen
Sangerhausen is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, capital of the district of Mansfeld-Südharz, without being part of it.It is situated southeast of the Harz, approx. 35 km east of Nordhausen, and 50 km west of Halle...
in 1904 and of Zweibrücken
Zweibrücken
Zweibrücken is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Schwarzbach river.- Name :Zweibrücken appears in Latin texts as Geminus Pons and Bipontum, in French texts as Deux-Ponts. The name derives from Middle High German Zweinbrücken...
. Unfortunately the rosarium of Snagerhausen was destroyed during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
He was also a founder of the Verein Deutscher Rosenfreunde – VDR (Union of German Friends of Roses) and was member of the jury of the rose competitions in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Haarlem
Haarlem
Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
and Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
.
A street of the city of Trier was named after him.
The following are the most important rose cultivars he created:
- Herrin von Lieser,
- Marie Lambert (1889),
- Moselblümchen (1889),
- Priscilla (1889),
- Rheingold (1889),
- White Hermosa (1889),
- Mme Elie Lambert (1890),
- Kaiserin Auguste ViktoriaAugusta Viktoria of Schleswig-HolsteinAugusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein was the last German Empress and Queen of Prussia. Her full German name was Auguste Victoria Friederike Luise Feodora Jenny von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.She was the eldest daughter of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess...
(1891), - Mosella (1895),
- Euphrsyne (1896),
- Frau Geheimrat von Boch (1897),
- Helene (1897),
- Oscar Kordel (1897)
- Balduin (1898)',
- Elie Lambert (1898),
- Großherzogin Viktoria Melitta (1898),
- Herzogin Marie von Ratibor (1898),
- Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt (1898),
- Eugenie Lamesch (1899),
- Goldquelle (1899),
- Hofgartendirektor Graebener (1899),
- Papa Lambert (1899),
- Leonie Lamesch (1899)
- Frau Syndica Roeloffs (1900),
- Schneewittchen (Snowwhite) (1901),
- Katharina Zeimet (1901),
- Tiergarten (1901),
- White Baby Rambler (1901)
- Frau Karl Druschki (1901)
- Aschenbrödel (Cinderella) (1902)
- Domkapitular Dr. Lager (1903),
- Frau Lilla Rautenstrauch (1903),
- Freiherr von Marschall (1903),
- Gustav Grünerwald (1903),
- Morgenrot (1903),
- Philippine Lambert (1903),
- Schneekopf (1903),
- Thalia Remontant (1903),
- Abelle Weber-Paté (1904),
- Adolphe van den Heede (1904),
- Edu Meyer (1904),
- Frau Cecilie Walter (1904),
- Frau Helene Videnz (1904),
- Kleiner Alfred (1904),
- Oberhofgärtner A. Singer (1904)
- Otto von Weddingen (1904),
- Unermüdliche (1904),
- Tier (1904),
- Abendstern (1905),
- Augenscheiner (1905),
- Carmen (1905),
- Director W. Cordes (1905),
- Graf Fritz von Hochberg (1905),
- Hermann Raue (1905),
- Lucien de Lemos (1905)
- Herero-Trotha (1906),
- Lina Schmidt-Michel (1906),
- Frau Alfred Mauthner (1907),
- Frau Ernst Borsig (1907),
- Avelsbach (1908),
- Frau Ernst Borsig (1908),
- Frau Geheimrat Dr. Staub (1908),
- Frau Oberhofgärtner Singer (1908),
- Frau Oberhofgärtner Luiger (1908),
- Frau Philipp Siesmayer (1908),
- Großherzog Friedrich von Baden (1908),
- Parkfeuer (1908),
- Philipp Paulig (1908),
- Rankende Miniature (1908),
- Rose Benary (1908),
- Adrian Reverchon (1909),
- Alsterufer (1909),
- Backfisch (1909),
- Bettelstudent (1909),
- Cineraria (1909),
- Excellenz Kuntze (1909),
- Frau Alexander Weiß (1909),
- Frau Oberhofgärtner Schulze (1909),
- Frau Ottilie Lüntzel (1909),
- Geheimrat Dr. Mittweg (1909),
- Gustel Mayer (1909),
- Hildenbrandseck (1909),
- Kommerzienrat W. Rautenstrauch (1909),
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- Unser Peti (1909),
- Zigeunerknabe (1909),
- Excellenz M. Schmidt-Metzler (1910)',
- Gartenstadt Liegnitz (1910),
- Gräfin Stefanie Wedel (1910),
- Sphinx (1910),
- Freifrau Ida von Schubert (1911),
- Fürstin von Pless (1911),
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- Schneezwerg (Snowdwarf) (1912)
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- Mannheim (1913),
- Ökonomierat Echtermayer (1913),
- Prinzessin Adolf zu Schaumburg-Lippe (1913),
- Resi Bindseil (1913),
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- Dr. Bender (1914),
- H. F. Eilers (1914),
- Herzogin von Calabrien (1914),
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(1914), - Margarete Heike (1914),
- Peter RoseggerPeter RoseggerPeter Rosegger was an Austrian poet from the province of Styria. He was a son of a farmer and grew up in the forests and fields. Rosegger went on to become a most productive poet and author as well as an insightful teacher and visionary...
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- Generalin Isenbart (1915),
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- Helene von Zwehl (1915),
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(1916), - Kronprinz Wilhelm (1916),
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(1917), - UhlandLudwig UhlandJohann Ludwig Uhland , was a German poet, philologist and literary historian.-Biography:He was born in Tübingen, then Duchy of Württemberg, and studied jurisprudence at the university there, but also took an interest in medieval literature, especially old German and French poetry...
(1917), - Hermann Robinow (1918),
- Justizrat Dr. Hessert (1918)
- Dr. Helfferich (1919)
- Dr. Ing. H. Blohm (1919),
- Heinrich Conrad Söth (1919),
- Lisbeth Stellmacher (1919),
- Adam Messerich (1920),
- Marie Henriette Gräfin ChotekMarie Henrieta ChotekCountess Henrieta Hermína Rudolfína Ferdinanda Marie Antonie Anna Chotková of Chotkov and Vojnín – - , also known as the countess of roses was a grower of roses, who established the rosarium of Dolná Krupá ,-The Dolná Krupá mansion:The village of Dolná Krupá is located in the Danubian Hills at...
(1920), - Mosel (1920),
- Von ScharnhorstGerhard von ScharnhorstGerhard Johann David Waitz von Scharnhorst was a general in Prussian service, Chief of the Prussian General Staff, noted for both his writings, his reforms of the Prussian army, and his leadership during the Napoleonic Wars....
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(1922), - Frau H. Stakemann (1922)
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- Gneisenau (1924)
- St. Ingbert (1926),
- Studienrat Schlenz (1926),
- Druschki Rubra (1929)
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- Mosellied (1932),
- Rudolf von Bennigsen (1932),
- Goldene Druschki (1933),
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- Kletternde Hermann Robinow (1934),
- Deutsches Danzig (1935)
- Martha Lambert (1936)
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(1937)