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'Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz'

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Vrtnica ‘Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz’

Država nastanka: Irska

Vrtnico s poljskim imenom je leta 2018 ustvaril irski žlahtnitelj David Kenny. Gre za velikocvetno vrtnico, tako imenovano grandifloro, ki do konca poletja zrase višje od enega metra. O sorti ‘Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz’ je Kenny napisal, da je želel ustvariti »rumeno vrtnico z rdečimi robovi in znamenji«, zato je križal ‘Airbrush’ z ‘Apple Jack’ in z drugimi rumenimi in oranžnimi sortami. Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz (1758-1841) je bil sicer poljski pesnik in državnik.

Kenny je ta čas edini izpostavljeni žlahtnitelj vrtnic v Republiki Irski. Z vrtnicami se je začel ukvarjati v svojih dvajsetih in kmalu se je ogrel za žlahtnjenje. Sam zase pravi, da ga je k temu spodbudil svetovni uspeh dveh drugih irskih vrtničarskih podjetij, Dicksonovega in McGredyjevega. Za svoje vrtnice je bil prvič nagrajen leta 1997.

Glavni irski žlahtnitelji so v preteklosti delovali na Severnem Irskem, delu irskega otoka, ki je ob osamosvojitvi Irske ostal britanski. Tam je še vedno sedež firme Dickson Roses in tam je imel vrtnarijo McGredy, preden se je leta 1974 zaradi notoričnega nasilja na Severnem Irskem izselil v Novo Zelandijo.

Vrtnica je del razstave EU v vrtnicah.

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The ‘Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz’ Rose

Country of origin: Ireland

This rose with a Polish name was created by the Irish rosarian David Kenny. It is a so-called grandiflora, which grows more than a meter high by the end of the summer. With the ‘Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz’, Kenny writes, he wished to create “a yellow rose with red edges and markings”, which is why he crossed the ‘Airbrush’ with the ‘Apple Jack’ and other yellow and orange varieties. Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz (1758–1841) was a Polish poet and statesman.

At the moment, Kenny is the only prominent rosarian in the Republic of Ireland. He started growing roses in his twenties and soon found his passion for breeding. He says that he was inspired to do so by the success of two other Irish companies, Dickson’s and McGredy’s. He was first awarded a prize for his roses in 1997.

In the past, the most important Irish cultivators were active in Northern Ireland, which remained British after Irish independence. It is still the headquarters of Dickson Roses. It was also the home of McGredy’s nursery, before it moved to New Zealand following the infamous violence in Northern Ireland in 1974.

The rose variety is a part of the exhibition The EU and Rose.