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'Scarlet Meillandina' rose Description
'Scarlet Meillandina' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
16 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Dark red Miniature.
Registration name: MEIcubasi
Exhibition name: Scarlet Sunblaze ™
Origin:
Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, before 1979).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1980 as 'Scarlet Sunblaze'.
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
Dark red.  None / no fragrance.  20 to 30 petals.  Average diameter 2.25".  Cluster-flowered, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Medium buds.  
Habit:
Bushy.  Medium, matte, dark green foliage.  

Height: up to 20" (up to 50cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 5b and warmer.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 4,681  on  7 Apr 1981   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 06/102,412  on  11 Dec 1979
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