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• Children's Rose
• MEIlivar
• The Children's Rose (hybrid tea, Meilland before 1986)

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Deep yellow Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIlivar
Exhibition name: Gina Lollobrigida ®

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 1986).
Introduced in France by Meilland International (after 1997) in 1989 as 'Gina Lollobrigida'.
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1997 as 'Gina Lollobrigida'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Golden-yellow.  Moderate fragrance.  70 to 114 petals.  Average diameter 4.75".  Very large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Upright.  Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).  Width: 3' (90cm).

USDA zone 7b and warmer.  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) .  

Australia - Application No: 1990/109  on  25 Oct 1990   VIEW PBR PATENT
United States - Patent No: PP 7,541  on  4 Jun 1991   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 07/482,716  on  21 Feb 1990

Dedicated to Luigina ("Gina") Lollobrigida (4 August 1927, Subiaco), Italian actress
Participated in the 1988 Monza Competition (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli.)