'Elle ®' Rose

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'Elle ®' rose Description

My HMF:

'Elle ® (hybrid tea, Mouchotte/Meilland 1999)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of -Chiara-

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• MEIbderos

HMF Ratings:

89 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIbderos
Exhibition name: Elle ®

Origin:

Bred by Jacques Mouchotte (France, before 1999).
Introduced in France by Meilland International (after 1997) as 'Elle'.
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (post 1970) in 2005 as 'Elle'.
Introduced in United States by Star Roses & Plants (Pennsylvania) in 2005 as 'Elle'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Light pink, orange-pink reverse. Strong, citrus, spice fragrance. 50 to 55 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Short, bushy, compact. Large, glossy, dark green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 15" to 2' (40 to 60cm). Width: up to 5'10" (up to 180cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden. Heat tolerant. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. 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) .

Patents:

Australia - Application No: 2002/119 on 16 May 2002 VIEW PBR PATENT

United States - Application on 3 Apr 2005

'Meibderos' Application 11/066,819 filed Feb. 28, 2005 which is a continuation of plant patent Applic. No. 10/114,445, filed Apr 3, 2002.

United States - Application No: 20110138508 on 9 Jun 2011

Inventors: Meilland; Alain A.; (Antibes, FR)
This is a Continuation of U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 12/654,467, filed Dec. 22, 2009, which is a Continuation of U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 12/232,455, filed Sep. 17, 2008 (now abandoned), which is a Continuation of U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 11/520,613, filed Sep. 14, 2006 (now abandoned), which is a Continuation of U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 11/066,819, filed Feb. 28, 2005 (now abandoned), which is a Continuation of U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 10/114,445, filed Apr. 3, 2002 (now abandoned)....
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was the `Purple Splendour` variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the product of the cross of the `Johnago` variety (non-patented in the United States) and the `Meikinosi` variety (non-patented in the United States).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

seed:	Purple Splendour
pollen:	Chicago Peace × Parador ®

Notes:

Breeder listed in the Rose Hills International Trials.