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'Caprice de Meilland ®' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Moonfall
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
47 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Medium pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIsionver
Exhibition name: Caprice de Meilland ®
Origin:
Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 1997).
Introduced in France by Meilland International (after 1997) in 1997 as 'Caprice de Meilland'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea, Shrub.  
Bloom:
Pink.  Strong, fruity fragrance.  Average diameter 4.75".  Very large bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Tall, bushy.  Matte, light green foliage.  

Height: 31" to 39" (80 to 100cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Can be used for cut flower or garden.  Heat tolerant.  Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. .  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  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.  Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  
Patents:
Australia - Patent No: AU2245P  on  27 May 2003
Application No: 2001/131  on  14 May 2001   VIEW PBR PATENT
Controlled Pollination between seed parent (‘Meicelna’ x ‘Meipobil’) and pollen parent ‘Meihelvet’ (syn. Sonia). ...Breeder: Alain Meilland, Meilland International Le Cannet France.
First sold in Germany May 1997
 
European Union - Patent  on  1998
 
France - Patent  on  1997
Patent surrendered
 
New Zealand - Application  on  2001
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