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Medium pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Polka (floribunda, Meilland, 1959)

Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, before 1958).
Introduced in France by URS (Universal Rose Selection)-Meilland in 1959 as 'Polka'.
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1960 as 'Polka'.
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1961 as 'Polka'.

Floribunda.  

Pink.  Nilsson-pink.  Moderate fragrance.  35 to 42 petals.  Average diameter 3.25".  Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, high-centered, scalloped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  

Bushy.  Glossy, leathery foliage.  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  

United States - Patent No: PP 1,939  on  10 May 1960   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application  on  24 Jul 1958