'MEIgekanu' Rose

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'MEIgekanu' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Fuentes

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• La Sevillana ®
• Sevillana ™ (shrub, Meilland, 1969/77)
• Sevillana Meidiland

HMF Ratings:

87 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Pink blend Floribunda.
Registration name: MEIgekanu
Exhibition name: La Sevillana ®

Origin:

Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, 1969).
Introduced in France by URS (Universal Rose Selection)-Meilland in 1977 as 'La Sevillana'.

Class:

Floribunda, Shrub.

Bloom:

Vermilion to orange-red. Mild fragrance. 15 petals. Average diameter 3". Semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Semi-glossy, bronze-green foliage.

Height: 4'11" to 5'5" (150 to 165cm). Width: 5' (150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 9b. Can be used for ground cover. 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.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 6,384 on 8 Nov 1988 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application on 11 Aug 1986

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

seed:	[ MEIbrim × Jolie Madame] × [ Zambra ® × Zambra ®]
pollen:	[ Tropicana × Tropicana] × [ Poppy Flash × Rusticana ® (floribunda, Meilland, 1972)]

Notes:

Sets hips in the fall.

May require winter protection in Zone 5 or colder.

Alternative parentage: [('Jolie Madame' x 'Zambra') x 'Super Star'] x 'Rusticana'.