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'Garden Sun' rose Description
'Garden Sun' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Calif Sue
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
55 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Apricot or apricot blend Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: MEIvaleir
Exhibition name: Garden Sun
Origin:
Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, circa 1996).
Introduced in France by Meilland International (after 1997) in 1998 as 'Michka'.
Class:
Climber, Hybrid Tea, Cl., Large-Flowered Climber.  
Bloom:
Yellow, carmine-pink shading. [Apricot blend.].  Mild, citrus fragrance.  Large, semi-double to double, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Climbing.  Glossy, medium green, leathery foliage.  

Height: 43" to 6'7" (110 to 200cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
United States - Application No: 11/509,692  on  25 Aug 2006
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was the 'Meipalsar' variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the product of the pollination of the 'Korwest variety (non-patented in the United States) and the 'Circus' variety (U. S. Pat. No. 1,382). The parentage of the new variety can be summarized as follows:
Meipalsar x (Korwest x Circus)
Notes:
There are discrepancies in the references as to the breeder. John Nieuwesteeg informs us that he believes it is a Meilland rose.
 
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