Roots and Routes

Rosa ‘Mister Lincoln’

• Introduced by Star Roses in 1965
• Bred by Herbert C. Swim and O. L. Weeks
• Class: Hybrid Tea
• Deep, velvety crimson red
• Powerful damask rose fragrance
• Parentage: Chrysler Imperial x Charles Mallerin

The Mister Lincoln rose produces large, beautifully formed hybrid tea blooms in a deep, velvety crimson-red. Perhaps even more celebrated than its color is its exceptionally powerful damask rose fragrance, which has helped make Mister Lincoln one of the classic fragrant red roses of the modern era.

Mister Lincoln received an All-America Rose Selections award and later the American Rose Society’s prestigious James Alexander Gamble Fragrance Medal, recognizing the extraordinary fragrance for which it remains famous.

Mister Lincoln was introduced in 1965, one hundred years after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. Lincoln’s eloquence, moral leadership, and determination to preserve the Union during the nation’s Civil War have made him one of the most revered figures in American history. With its tall, dignified growth, deep crimson blooms, and commanding fragrance, Mister Lincoln remains a fitting floral tribute to his enduring legacy.