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• Candy Meillandina
• Candy Sunblaze ™
• MEIdanclar
• Romantic Meillandina

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Deep pink Miniature.
Registration name: MEIdanclar
Exhibition name: Candy Sunblaze ™ (miniature, Meilland 1991)

Discovered by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 1988).
Introduced in France by Meilland et Cie in 1988 as 'Candy Sunblaze'.
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1992 as 'Candy Sunblaze'.

Miniature.  

Fuchsia / magenta - pink.  Mild fragrance.  85 to 95 petals.  Average diameter 2.5".  Medium, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped, globular bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  

Bushy.  Glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 18" to 2' (45 to 60cm).  

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.  

Australia - Application No: 1991/127  on  10 Dec 1991   VIEW PBR PATENT
United States - Patent No: PP 7,621  on  20 Aug 1991   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 07/508,710  on  3 Apr 1990