Joseph Bonnaire

Joseph Bonnnaire (Saint-Chef, 9 August 1842 – 4 August 1910, Lyons) was a French rose breeder who is recognized for his work in Lyons, France, in the development of Hybrid tea roses and Tea roses. He opened his own nursery in 1878 in Monplaisir, at this time a suburb of Lyons.[1][2]

Rosa 'Dr. Grill' (1884), in The Garden by Henry Moon (1890)

He especially creates varieties with pastel and refined tones. His rose 'Madame Joseph Bonnaire' (1891), dedicated to his wife, is still present in contemporary international catalogs.

Among the forty of his creations, we can distinguish:

  • 'Souvenir de Victor Hugo' (1884)
  • 'Dr. Grill' (1884)
  • 'Madame Ernest Piard' (1887)
  • 'Mademoiselle Jeanne Guillaumez' (1889)[3]
  • 'Souvenir d'Auguste Legros' (1889)
  • 'Elisa Fugier' (1890)
  • 'Madame Joseph Bonnaire' (1891)[4]
  • Mademoiselle Joséphine Marot (1894)[5]

Notes
  1. Brent C. Dickerson, Roll Call: The Old Rose Breeder: A Gazetteer of Breeders, Introducers, And their Roses Through 1920, December 2000, Authors Choice Press, ISBN 0595140629., p. 39
  2. Brent C. Dickerson, The Old Rose Advisor, 1992, Timber Press Inc., ISBN 0-88192-216-1., p. 282
  3. 'Mademoiselle Jeanne Guillaumez', Help Me Find
  4. Help Me Find
  5. Journal des roses, December 1894

Bibliography
  • Nathalie Ferrand, Les Rosiéristes de la région lyonnaise : élaboration des variétés, études des marchés (1873-1939) read online, in Ruralia, 2007


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