Al‑Islah Newspaper, 7 May 1958
The name is officially registered with the American Rose Society.
A rose of rare value, exquisite beauty, and majestic form—this is Saud I’s Rose, truly descended from a select lineage of the world’s most renowned roses.
The cultivation of this rose required several years of meticulous work by A.P. Yuzer, who rejected numerous varieties and accepted no other cultivar in history. The rose was ultimately named by Jackson & Perkins, the world’s largest rose-producing company, in honor of His Majesty King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Faisal Al Saud. The newly bred yellow rose bears his name.
This rose remains in the gardens of His Majesty the King, producing a variety of rose unknown to science until it was observed by specialists who spent many years striving to perfect this new cultivar in experimental fields in Texas (Arizona) and Uman (California).
The rose’s lineage traces back to the year 1900 (1318 AH), when the eminent French horticulturist Nabih Douai, of French origin, succeeded in grafting a white French rose with another variety, and began sowing it with ever-blooming seeds. This hybrid is sometimes referred to as “Douai,” and it is from this origin that the yellow hue—retained by hybrid roses worldwide—derives, including the famous cultivar “Golden Handful,” from which Saud I’s Rose was bred.
This rose is the exclusive property of His Majesty King Saud; no one else possesses it. According to the records submitted from the breeding station in Wujda, it is the only one of its kind in the world.
