Pierre Notting (1825 – 1895) was a

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s. In 1855, in association with his friend Jean Soupert, he established the "Soupert & Notting" company specializing in growing roses in

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. During the next years, and as from 1861, "Soupert & Notting" obtained medals at international competitions in

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. In 1874,

Jean Pernet, père Jean Claude Pernet, père (15 October 1832 in Morestel – 31 March 1896 in Lyon) was a French nurseryman and rose breeder, best known for his Garden roses#Hybrid perpetual, Hybrid Perpetual and Garden roses#Bourbons, Bourbon rose varieties. His m ...

from Lyon dedicated them a moss rose: "Soupert & Notting". Pierre Noting died in Luxembourg in 1895. His death was commemorated with an apricot-colored tea rose, called “Souvenir de Pierre Notting”, which in 1899 obtained a great gold medal in

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, followed in 1903 by first prizes in

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.The luxembourgish rose patrimony / the roses of Soupert & Notting.

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Rose breeders Luxembourgian gardeners People from Luxembourg City 1825 births 1895 deaths {{Luxembourg-bio-stub