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'Colibri Meillandina ®' rose Description
'Colibri Meillandina ®' rose photo
Photo courtesy of A Little Piece of Heaven. Tatiana Roses
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Commercially available
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Registration name: Colibri Meillandina ®,  Meihandica
Exhibition name: Colibri Meillandina ®
Origin:
Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 2007).
Introduced in France by Meilland International (after 1997) in 2008 as 'Colibri Meillandina'.
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
Copper.  None / no fragrance.  56 to 59 petals.  Average diameter 2.25".  Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Small, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Short, bushy, compact.  Semi-glossy, medium green, dense foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 1' to 16" (30 to 40cm).  Width: up to 1' (up to 30cm).
Growing:
Can be used for container rose.  
Patents:
European Union - Patent No: 26789  on  22 Feb 2010
Application No: 2008/2233  on  2008
 
United States - Patent No: PP 20,712  on  2 Feb 2010   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 12/285,835  on  15 Oct 2008
Inventors: Meilland; Alain A. (Antibes, FR)
. The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) of the new variety was the product of the cross of the `Meineyta` variety (non-patented in the United States) and an unnamed and unreleased seedling (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the product of the cross of the `Meichanso` variety (non-patented in the United States) and an unnamed and unreleased seedling (non-patented in the United States)
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