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Newsletter  (Jul 2016)  Page(s) 10, 11.  
 
[From "Felicitas Svejda: Who changed the way Northern Countries see Roses", by Claire Laberge & Roch Rollin, pp. 7-12]
p. 10: 'U11' = (R. × kordesii × ('Red Dawn' × 'Suzanne') Simonet) a full sister-seedling of 'Champlain', 'William Baffin' and 'John Davis', was not introduced but used in breeding the next generation

p. 11: Long after Dr Svejda's retirement, her seedlings were still influencing Ag-Can introductions:
'Félix Leclerc' 2005 = formerly 'U11', a full sister-seedling to 'Champlain', 'William Baffin' and 'John Davis', and which Svejda had used as pollen parent to obtain 'Frontenac', 'Captain Samuel Holland', and 'Quadra', finally introduced in the Artists Series in 2005;
Book  (2012)  Page(s) 104.  
 
Felix Leclerc. Deep pink. 15-25 [petals]. Variable [height]. Repeat.
A candian Artist rose. Arching. Clusters of mildly fragrant flowers up to 4 inches (10 cm) across9. The plant tends to spread out with canes that can be trained to a trellis for maximum effect. Foliage is dark green and disease resistant. Drought tolerant once mature. Consider covering the crown with soil and a thick layer of whole leaves in late fall for optimal winter protection.....Reported to be crown hardy to zone 2.
Book  (2008)  Page(s) 26, 46, 55.  
 
p.26: From the seedlings sent to L'Assomption in 1987, thirteen were named. The last rose from this program was released in 2007. It was named by Mme. Claude Richer after the Québec folk singer Félix Leclerc. It was tested in Ottawa for eight years under the code U11.
'Félix Leclerc' is a pillar rose which blooms until frost, producing an abundance of sem-double red flowers. It is hardy and highly resistant to powdery mildew and blackspot. 'Félix Leclerc' is a complex hybrid of R. kordesii Wulff and Robert Simonet's hybrid ('Red Dawn' x 'Suzanne'). It is the pollen parent of the bush rose 'Frontenac' and of the climbers 'Captain Samuel Holland' and 'Quadra'.

p. 46: Graph 9 Explorer Roses released from Saint Jean sur Richelieu, QC....B. ClimbersFélix Leclerc = L25 X D25

p. 55: Felix Leclerc was a popular Quebec singer songwriter.
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