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'MEIriftday' rose Description
'MEIriftday' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Availability:
Commercially available
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Origin:
Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 2016).
Class:
Shrub.  
Bloom:
Deep pink, purple shading.  None / no fragrance.  20 to 24 petals.  Average diameter 2.25".  Medium, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, open bloom form.  Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy.  Glossy, medium green, dense foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: up to 16" (up to 40cm).  Width: up to 20" (up to 50cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4b through 9a.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 30,912  on  1 Oct 2019   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 15/932,710  on  12 Apr 2018
Inventors: Meilland; Alain Antoine (Antibes, FR)
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was the `KORIMRO` variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was an unnamed seedling variety (non-patented in the United States). ... the male parent, the `UNNAMED SEEDLING` variety, (i.e., the pollen parent) exhibits yellow colored flowers ... The description is based on the observation of two-year-old specimens of the new variety during November while budded on their own roots and growing outdoors at Le Cannet des Maures, Var, France. Class: Landscape Shrub Rose Plant
Ploidy:
Triploid
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