'Red Leonardo da Vinci' Rose

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'Red Leonardo da Vinci' rose Description

My HMF:

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Hilde Umdasch
• MEIangele

HMF Ratings:

47 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Dark red.

Origin:

Bred by Meilland International (France, before 2005).
Introduced in France by Meilland International (after 1997) in 2005 as 'Red Leonardo da Vinci'.

Class:

Floribunda, Polyantha (Europe).

Bloom:

Dark red. Moderate fragrance. 90 to 100 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, quartered, rosette bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Short.

Height: 2' to 39" (60 to 100cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. Blooms tend to ball in wet weather.

Patents:

United States - Application No: 10/767,258 on 30 Jan 2004

Parentage:

seed:	Rote Max Graf
pollen:	Cassandre ® (LCl, Meilland International 1989) × Bonica ® (shrub, Meilland, 1975)

Notes:

This rose may be hardier than the default listed on HMF. See COMMENTS.