'Les amoureux de Peynet ®' Rose

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'Les amoureux de Peynet ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Johno

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Amoureux de Peynet
• Efekto
• MEItobla
• MEItolba
• Simply Magic

HMF Ratings:

42 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Deep pink Floribunda.
Registration name: MEItobla

Origin:

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 1991).
Introduced in France by Meilland et Cie in 1992 as 'Les amoureux de Peynet'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Deep pink. None / no fragrance. Average diameter 2.5". Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Short, bushy, few or no prickles/thorns. Glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 30" to 35" (75 to 90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: 1993/200 on 30 Sep 1997

http://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/pbr_db/plant_detail.cfm?AID=6536065

Parentage:

seed:	Fairy Princess (floribunda, Lindquist, 1953)
pollen:	Snow Meillandina ® × Satchmo ®

Notes:

Melville Nurseries says Simply Magic has large clusters of double mid-pink blooms...