Joseph Rambaux

He is considered the patriarch of the legenday Meilland family, award-winning rose breeders for six generations.

Philippe Jean-Baptiste François ("Joseph") Rambaux was born in Dracy-le-fort, France, on March 18, 1820.

The cities where rose breeding was most practiced at the time was Angers, Paris, Lyon, and Orléans.

Rambaux left his rose breeding business to his wife Claudine (née Grappelou), daughter Marie and son-in-law, Francis Dubreuil (1842–1916).

Dubreuil introduced two of Joseph's rose varieties: Polyanthas, 'Perle d'Or' (1883),[5] and 'Anna Maria de Montravel' (1897).