Ralph S. Moore (January 14, 1907 – September 14, 2009) was an American miniature rose breeder. He is known by many as the “Father of the Modern Miniature Rose”. During his career, Moore developed over 500 new varieties of miniature roses, including the award-winning 'Rise n' Shine' and 'Anne Moore'.
Moore was born on January 14, 1907, in Visalia, California. He was the oldest child of Orlando and Muriel Witherell Moore. Moore's father was a commercial vegetable grower. Moore was first introduced to roses in his grandparents's garden in Visalia. He graduated from the local high school and enrolled in Visalia Junior College. He later attended the University of California, Davis. Moore began experimenting with breeding roses during his holidays from school. His first successful rose cultivars were developed around 1928: Polyantha 'Baby Mine', Rambler 'Shelby Wallace', and Hybrid Multiflora 'Gypsy Queen'. He later started to breed Hybrid teas.[1]
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Moore enjoyed working with small roses. He later decided to develop and sell miniature roses. In 1937 he opened the nursery Sequoia Nursery in Visalia where he bred and sold mostly roses and other plant varieties. He played an important role in the return to popularity of Miniature roses, which had been abandoned by rose breeders and gardeners in the 19th century. By 1957, Moore turned his business into a specialty nursery, Moore Miniature Roses. During his long career, Moore introduced over 500 new miniature rose hybrids, including the award-winning "Ann Moore", named after his wife, Ann. Other cultivars introduced by Moore were the single-petalled Miniature 'Simplex' (1961), the first yellow-flowered modern Moss Rose, 'Goldmoss' (1972) or the orange-red Floribunda 'Playtime' (1989).[1]
Moore is known by many of his peers as the “Father of the Modern Miniature Rose”. On May 29, 2003, in downtown Visalia, the Ralph Moore Rose Garden was dedicated to Ralph to honor his achievements as a rose breeder. The rose garden contains 300 of his roses. On January 14, 2007, Moore celebrated his 100th birthday at the Visalia Convention Center. There he received an award from the Royal National Rose Society of Great Britain and the American Rose Society. He also received a flag that was flown over the United States Capitol on January 8, 2007, in his honor.[2]
On April 30, 2008, his retail rose business, Sequoia Nursery, closed. Moore gave all his plants and breeding stock, 80 rose patents, and a cash donation to Texas A&M University's horticultural sciences department. The University already had an existing rose breeding program, and it maintains the Robert E. Basye Endowed Chair in Rose Breeding. Moore's donation enlarged the rose breeding program to include miniature roses. He died at the age of 102 of natural causes at the Kaweah Health Medical Center, Visalia, California.[1][3]
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^ abcHarkness, Jack (1985). The Makers of Heavenly Roses. London: Souvenir Press. pp. 132–137. ISBN978-0285626546.
^Bonar, Rosie. "Visalia's Heritage: The Miniature Rose". Our Valley Voice. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
^"Ralph S. Moore Obituary". Legacy.com. Published by Visalia Times-Delta from Sep. 25 to Sep. 26, 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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ralph, moore, january, 1907, september, 2009, american, miniature, rose, breeder, known, many, father, modern, miniature, rose, during, career, moore, developed, over, varieties, miniature, roses, including, award, winning, rise, shine, anne, moore, lemon, del. Ralph S Moore January 14 1907 September 14 2009 was an American miniature rose breeder He is known by many as the Father of the Modern Miniature Rose During his career Moore developed over 500 new varieties of miniature roses including the award winning Rise n Shine and Anne Moore Lemon Delight 1978 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Rose gallery 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life editMoore was born on January 14 1907 in Visalia California He was the oldest child of Orlando and Muriel Witherell Moore Moore s father was a commercial vegetable grower Moore was first introduced to roses in his grandparents s garden in Visalia He graduated from the local high school and enrolled in Visalia Junior College He later attended the University of California Davis Moore began experimenting with breeding roses during his holidays from school His first successful rose cultivars were developed around 1928 Polyantha Baby Mine Rambler Shelby Wallace and Hybrid Multiflora Gypsy Queen He later started to breed Hybrid teas 1 Career editMoore enjoyed working with small roses He later decided to develop and sell miniature roses In 1937 he opened the nursery Sequoia Nursery in Visalia where he bred and sold mostly roses and other plant varieties He played an important role in the return to popularity of Miniature roses which had been abandoned by rose breeders and gardeners in the 19th century By 1957 Moore turned his business into a specialty nursery Moore Miniature Roses During his long career Moore introduced over 500 new miniature rose hybrids including the award winning Ann Moore named after his wife Ann Other cultivars introduced by Moore were the single petalled Miniature Simplex 1961 the first yellow flowered modern Moss Rose Goldmoss 1972 or the orange red Floribunda Playtime 1989 1 Moore is known by many of his peers as the Father of the Modern Miniature Rose On May 29 2003 in downtown Visalia the Ralph Moore Rose Garden was dedicated to Ralph to honor his achievements as a rose breeder The rose garden contains 300 of his roses On January 14 2007 Moore celebrated his 100th birthday at the Visalia Convention Center There he received an award from the Royal National Rose Society of Great Britain and the American Rose Society He also received a flag that was flown over the United States Capitol on January 8 2007 in his honor 2 On April 30 2008 his retail rose business Sequoia Nursery closed Moore gave all his plants and breeding stock 80 rose patents and a cash donation to Texas A amp M University s horticultural sciences department The University already had an existing rose breeding program and it maintains the Robert E Basye Endowed Chair in Rose Breeding Moore s donation enlarged the rose breeding program to include miniature roses He died at the age of 102 of natural causes at the Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia California 1 3 Rose gallery edit nbsp Stars n Stripes 1976 nbsp Millie Walters 1983 nbsp Yellow Dagmar Hastrup 1987 nbsp Playtime 1989 nbsp Linda Campbell 1990 See also editTom Carruth Jack E ChristensenReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roses by Moore a b c Harkness Jack 1985 The Makers of Heavenly Roses London Souvenir Press pp 132 137 ISBN 978 0285626546 Bonar Rosie Visalia s Heritage The Miniature Rose Our Valley Voice Retrieved 21 July 2022 Ralph S Moore Obituary Legacy com Published by Visalia Times Delta from Sep 25 to Sep 26 2009 Retrieved 21 July 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ralph S Moore amp oldid 1172187535, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
