Fragrant People

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1. A light pink floribunda rose named for an artist and inventor who is the quintessential Renaissance Man. Who is he? Leonardo Da Vinci Botticelli Michelangelo El Greco

2. A dark orange hybrid tea rose. My name will conjure up vision of Christmas, golf games and being on the road to somewhere. Who am I named for? George Burns Bob Hope Bing Crosby Dorothy Lamour

3. A delicate shell pink with yellow centre English shrub rose, the poet for whom I am named told tales of people bound for a cathedral city. Who was he? Geoffrey Chaucer William Wordsworth Alfred Lord Tennyson Christopher Marlowe

4. I am a very feminine cream/blush pink hybrid tea rose. My famous namesake was the first woman to receive The Distinguished Flying Cross. Who was she? Elsie MacGill Major Wendy Clay Amelia Earhart Eileen Vollick

5. This light pink old historic rose is named for a famous General who brought war to most of Europe before being defeated by the British and exiled. Who was he? Napoleon Bonaparte Charlemagne Adolf Hitler Hadrian

6. A deep scarlet modern shrub rose is appropriate for my namesake who wrote the most famous love story ever, which contains an often quoted rose related line. Can you name him? Leo Tolstoy Christopher Marlowe William Shakespeare Boris Pasternak

7. My amber pink and peach blend floribunda flowers are an unlikely colour scheme for this fictional character who betrayed and cuckolded his best friend and King, which went against all the laws of chivalry and led to the downfall of "Camelot". Which far from perfect Knight am I named for? Sir Lancelot Sir Bedevere Sir Galahad Sir Gawaine

8. This deep pink hybrid tea rose is named for an actress who has had multiple marriages and is noted for her violet coloured eyes. Who is she? Elizabeth Taylor Joan Collins Zsa Zsa Gabor Ava Gardner

9. I am a red/cerise blend English shrub rose. My thorns are as sharp as the jealousy felt by this famous Shakespearian character for whom I am named. Who is he? Othello Hamlet Macbeth King Lear

10. A creamy apricot hybrid tea rose, I am named for an actress who sang to a President on his very special day. Who was she? Cyd Charisse Audrey Hepburn Marilyn Monroe Jayne Mansfield