Joseph Pernet-Ducher

His father, Jean Pernet, (1832-1896) owned a successful rose nursery and was a 2nd generation rosarian.

[2][3][4] Pernet-Ducher and his father worked together in the 1880's to develop a bright yellow, repeat flowering Hybrid perpetual.

In 1887, the two rosarians crossed the red Hybrid perpetual, 'Antoine Ducher' with Rosa foetida, which was selected for its bright, long lasting yellow color.

It grew to be an exceptional, floriferous rose with large blooms and a wonderful blended color of pink, peach, yellow, and apricot.

Some of their early successes are considered to be two of the most popular of all the 19th century Hybrid tea roses: 'Madame Caroline Testout' (1890) and 'Mme Abel Chatenay' (1895).

Some of his early Hybrid tea cultivars include the orange-pink 'Lyon Rose' (1907) and yellow 'Rayon d'Or' (1910).

Between 1907 and 1925, Pernet-Ducher won the "Concours de Bagatelle" Gold Medal thirteen times at the international competition for new roses held each June in Paris.