比利时 Lens Roses 玫瑰苗圃 – 比利时百年玫瑰育种传承品牌

历史沿革

Lens Roses 的历史可追溯到 1870 年, 老 Louis Lens 在比利时 Mechelen 附近的 Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver 创办了综合苗木苗圃 Boomkwekerijen Louis Lens。19 世纪末, 苗圃逐步转向以玫瑰为主业; 第二代 Victor Lens 开始有意识地做杂交, 培育出 ‘Villes de Malines’、’Cardinal Mercier’、’Princesse Joséphine Charlotte’ 与 ‘Madame Louis Lens’ 等品种。第二代起, 苗圃也成为当时欧洲玫瑰爱好者和专业苗圃的供货源头, 客户遍及英国、德国、法国、意大利。二战期间苗圃停摆四年, 大量老种质损失。1949 年起, Victor 之子 Louis Lens (1924–2001) 走上育种前台, 他以严谨的数学与天文学思维做杂交, 在 1963 年推出乳白色杂交茶香 ‘Pascali’ (亲本 ‘Queen Elizabeth’ × ‘White Butterfly’) — 这棵玫瑰后来拿下 11 项国际奖项, 并于 1991 年入选世界玫瑰协会联盟 (WFRS) 玫瑰名人堂, 获 “World’s Favourite Rose” 头衔。Louis Lens 1924 年 3 月 3 日出生至 2001 年 5 月 10 日辞世, 一生累计推出的玫瑰品种超过 200 个, 数量上多于 David Austin。

第四代与迁址

1992 年, 苗圃从 Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver 迁至西弗兰德的 Oudenburg (Brugge 与 Oostende 之间), 由 Rudy 与 Ann Velle-Boudolf 接手, Ann 沿袭 Louis Lens 的育种方向, 持续拓展麝香杂交群 (Hybrid Musk), 已推出的品种包括 ‘Dinky’、’Jean Stéphenne’、’Gaard um Tiizenbierg’、’Caroline’s Heart’、’La Feuillerie’ 等。苗圃由家族第三代目成员 (Antje Cochuyt、Sébastien Declercq、Dimitri Schaut、Josha Pylyser、Wouter Velle、Wim Van Wassenhove 等) 共同打理。

品种规模与品类

Lens Roses 现有栽培品种超过 850 个, 集中展示 800 余种, 包括古老灌木玫瑰、藤本与蔓生玫瑰、地被玫瑰、麝香杂交玫瑰、英国 Austin 玫瑰、Botanical 玫瑰、杂交茶香、Floribunda 簇花玫瑰、树状玫瑰等。苗圃拥有 2.5 公顷裸根生产区, 以及 2500 平方米展览花园, 园内种有约 600 个品种, 兼具教学与展示功能。苗圃每年春天 (4 月) 开放 Orangerie, 集中展示珍稀的藤本与蔓生玫瑰; 春夏秋三季提供盆栽玫瑰区; 11 月中至次年 4 月中供应裸根玫瑰。Lens Roses 自定义为 “living library” (活体图书馆) — 凡是经历过时间检验、被证明有花园价值的玫瑰, 都会被保留与扩繁。

育种方向: 麝香杂交

Lens Roses 近年育种重心是麝香杂交群 (Hybrid Musk) — 这一类群源自 R. moschata、Noisette 玫瑰与 Rosa multiflora 的混合血统, 1913 年由英国牧师 Joseph Pemberton 在英国首先系统化, 代表品种包括 ‘Penelope’、’Cornelia’、’Felicia’。Louis Lens 与 Pemberton 同样以 Peter Lambert 1904 年育出的 ‘Trier’ 作为起点, 强调复花性、健康叶面、自然株型与淡雅花香。Lens Roses 推出的代表作有 ‘Guirlande d’Amour’、’Plaisanterie’、’Pleine de Grâce’、’Bouquet Parfait’、’Ravel’、’Schubert’、’Sibelius’、’Puccini’、’Paganini’、’Verdi’ 等以音乐家命名的作品。Pascali 之外, 老 Lens 还推出 ‘Rush’ (源自 Rosa multiflora) — 这棵玫瑰保留野生玫瑰的生长势, 花期一直延续到初霜。

展览与公众活动

Lens Roses 每年参加比利时与邻国的花园展销日, 包括 Beervelde (比利时)、Bingerden (荷兰)、Celles (比利时)、Hex (比利时)、Kalmthout (比利时)、Lasne (比利时)、Chaalis (法国)、Hesperange (卢森堡) 等。在苗圃自有场地上, 每年 3 月安排修剪课程, 6 月举办盛花期导览, 秋季安排玫瑰果 (rozenbottels) 采收日。Lens Roses 同时对个人买家与专业苗圃发货, 客户遍及比利时、荷兰、法国、德国、英国、意大利等地。1870 年起步的小型苗木苗圃, 如今已成为欧洲玫瑰品类最为齐全、育种传统最为厚重的苗圃之一。

官网: https://www.lens-roses.com/

Company History

Lens Roses traces back to 1870, when Louis Lens senior founded the general nursery Boomkwekerijen Louis Lens in Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver near Mechelen, Belgium. The firm shifted its focus to roses by the end of the 19th century, and under the second-generation Victor Lens it began systematic hybridisation, producing cultivars such as ‘Villes de Malines’, ‘Cardinal Mercier’, ‘Princesse Joséphine Charlotte’ and ‘Madame Louis Lens’. The nursery became a supplier to rosarians and trade nurseries across Britain, Germany, France and Italy. The Second World War halted production for four years and most of the older collections were lost. From 1947 Louis Lens (1924–2001), Victor’s son, took up the breeding work. Trained in mathematics and astronomy, he released the immaculate white hybrid tea ‘Pascali’ in 1963, from a cross of ‘Queen Elizabeth’ and ‘White Butterfly’; in 1991 ‘Pascali’ was inducted into the World Federation of Rose Societies Rose Hall of Fame as “World’s Favourite Rose” and has accumulated eleven international awards. Louis Lens died on 10 May 2001, having introduced over 200 cultivars — a body of work that outnumbers David Austin’s 190.

The Fourth Generation and the Move to Oudenburg

In 1992 the nursery relocated from Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver to Oudenburg in West Flanders, between Bruges and Ostend, under Rudy and Ann Velle-Boudolf. Ann continued Louis Lens’s breeding direction and expanded the Hybrid Musk line with ‘Dinky’, ‘Jean Stéphenne’, ‘Gaard um Tiizenbierg’, ‘Caroline’s Heart’, ‘La Feuillerie’ and others. Today the nursery is run by a third generation of family members including Antje Cochuyt, Sébastien Declercq, Dimitri Schaut, Josha Pylyser, Wouter Velle and Wim Van Wassenhove.

Range and Scale

The current catalogue holds more than 850 rose cultivars — over 800 are listed as core garden roses — covering old shrub roses, climbers and ramblers, ground-cover roses, Hybrid Musks, English (Austin) roses, Botanical roses, hybrid teas, Floribundas and standard roses. Production covers 2.5 hectares of bare-root field plus a 2500 m² display garden with roughly 600 cultivars on view. The orangerie is in bloom in April, the container field supplies flowering plants through summer, and bare-root roses are lifted from mid-November to mid-April. The firm describes itself as a “living library” of roses with proven garden value.

Breeding Focus: Hybrid Musks

The current breeding programme centres on Hybrid Musks — a group derived from R. moschata, Noisette roses and Rosa multiflora, systemised in England in 1913 by the Reverend Joseph Pemberton, whose ‘Penelope’, ‘Cornelia’ and ‘Felicia’ remain reference cultivars. Like him, the Lens programme uses Peter Lambert’s 1904 ‘Trier’ as a starting point and selects for repeat flowering, healthy foliage, a natural shrub habit and refined scent. Louis Lens’s other landmarks in this line include ‘Guirlande d’Amour’, ‘Plaisanterie’, ‘Pleine de Grâce’, ‘Bouquet Parfait’, ‘Rush’, and a composer series named ‘Ravel’, ‘Schubert’, ‘Sibelius’, ‘Puccini’, ‘Paganini’ and ‘Verdi’. Beyond ‘Pascali’, Lens Roses continues to register roughly two new cultivars a year.

Shows and Public Events

The nursery attends plant fairs across Belgium and the wider area — Beervelde, Bingerden (NL), Celles, Hex, Kalmthout, Lasne, Chaalis (FR) and Hesperange (LU) — and hosts pruning courses in March, guided walks among the flowering roses in June, and a rose-hip harvest day in autumn. Lens Roses supplies both private gardeners and trade nurseries across Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Britain and Italy. A small 1870 nursery has grown into one of Europe’s most comprehensive and historically rooted rose collections.

Official Site: https://www.lens-roses.com/