'Passionate Kisses' Rose

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'Passionate Kisses' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Sue The Rose Lover's Garden (Roselvr)

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Jardins de France ®
• Kurfürstendamm
• Meilland's Rose Kurfürstendamm ®
• MEIzebul

HMF Ratings:

37 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Medium pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIzebul
Exhibition name: Passionate Kisses

Origin:

Bred by Michèle Meilland Richardier (France, before 1998).
Introduced in France by Meilland International (after 1997) in 1998 as 'Passionate Kisses'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Carmine-pink, pink reverse. None to mild fragrance. 30 to 35 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Medium-large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall, bushy. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green, dense foliage.

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower, garden, hedge or landscape. 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

United States -

PPAF 2002

Parentage:

Céline Delbard ® × Laura (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1981)

Notes:

Participated in the 1998 Monza Competition. (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli.)

Source: Jardin de France