New Rose Named For Loretta Lynn
To celebrate the release of the multi-artist tribute album Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn on November 9th, Sony Music Nashville presented country music legend Loretta Lynn with her very own rose. The first “Loretta Lynn Van Lear” rose plants – named after the artist’s GRAMMY ® Award-winning album Van Lear Rose - will be delivered to the artist’s ranch in the spring of 2011, with more available for purchase shortly after.
“Roses have always been so special to me” I’ve loved them since I was a girl,” said Loretta. “So to have a rose named after one of my albums . . . well, I’m not sure I quite have the words for that! I’m just very, very honored. I can’t wait to have those Van Lear roses blooming in my yard!” she added.
Developed by Brad Jalbert of Select Roses, the “Loretta Lynn Van Lear” classes as a floribunda, an ever-blooming hybrid known for its deep color. The bloom’s hue is described as a rich apricot, and the buds on the rose open into a “cottage” style flower. The plant is bushy and dense, growing to about 2 feet, considered an ideal size for most gardens or large containers.
“This is one of those roses that has turned out to be a crowd favorite at the nursery!” said Jalbert. “It is a very charming rose that all our customers have noticed when the test plants were on display.”
Both country music fans and rose enthusiasts will need to practice patience when trying to secure a “Loretta Lynn Van Lear” rose bush of their own: “We are just now building up stock of this rose, and will have a few plants available spring 2010 for our local customers here in British Columbia, with more being available in coming years,” said Jalbert. “However, there will be a Canadian company, who ships to the US, who will have plants for mail order by the fall of 2011.”
