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'Marmalade Skies ™' rose Description
'Marmalade Skies ™' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Lexie B
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
60 favorite votes.  
Average rating: GOOD+.  
ARS:
Orange blend Floribunda.
Registration name: MEImonblan
Exhibition name: Marmalade Skies ™
Origin:
Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, 1999).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 2001 as 'Tangerine Dream'.
Introduced in Australia by Corporate Roses Pty. Ltd. in 2010 as 'Marmalade Skies'.
Introduced in Australia by Melville's 'Rose n Garden' in 2023 as 'Tangerine Dream'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Orange blend.  None to mild fragrance.  17 to 25 petals.  Average diameter 3".  Medium, double (17-25 petals), in large clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy.  Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).  Width: 3' (90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Shade tolerant.  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) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 2005/299  on  31 Aug 2005   VIEW PBR PATENT
 
United States - Patent No: PP 12,579  on  23 Apr 2002   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 09/649,216  on  28 Aug 2000
Inventors: Meilland; Alain A. (Antibes, FR)
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) of the new variety was the product of the cross of the `Meidanu` variety (non-patented in the United States) and the `Meichanso` variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the `Korpatri` variety (non-patented in the United States). The `Meichanso` variety sometimes is known as the `Parador` variety, and the `Korpatri` variety sometimes is known as the `Patricia` variety.
Ploidy:
Tetraploid
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