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• Lady Elgin
• MEMAJ 542
• Thaïs (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1954)

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Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Lady Elgin
Exhibition name: Lady Elgin

Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, before 1954).
Introduced in France by Jean-Marie Gaujard in 1954 as 'Thaïs'.
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1957 as 'Lady Elgin'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1959 as 'Thaïs'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Buff - yellow, deep pink shading.  Moderate, sweet fragrance.  35 to 48 petals.  Medium, very full (41+ petals), cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Medium, ovoid buds.  

Bushy, upright, well-branched.  Medium, dark green, leathery foliage.  5 leaflets.  

Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).  Width: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm).

USDA zone 4b through 10b.  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.  

France - Application No: trademark 512  on  30 Jul 1954
Netherlands - Application No: 238
United States - Patent No: PP 1,469  on  17 Apr 1956   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 508,836  on  16 May 1955

Arena Rose Co.'s Catalog 2000 says Lady Elgin produces very full blooms of light amber that open with high centers and finish as broad cups...