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'MEIffable' rose Description
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'Jean de la Fontaine ®' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Ericchn
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
5 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
Origin:
Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 2019).
Introduced in France by Meilland International (after 1997) in 2021 as 'Jean de la Fontaine'.
Introduced in United States by Edmunds' Roses in 2025 as 'Martha Stewart'.
Class:
Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.   (Series: Romantica ™)  
Bloom:
Pink, salmon-orange center..  Strong, fruity fragrance.  100 to 150 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Very large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped-to-flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Rounded buds.  
Habit:
Upright.  Glossy, dark green, dense foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 20" to 39" (50 to 100cm).  Width: 1' to 20" (30 to 50cm).
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 33,753  on  21 Dec 2021   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 17/322,253  on  17 May 2021
Inventors: Meilland; Alain Antoine (Antibes, FR)
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was the `MEIKOLYMA` variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,764). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was an unnamed seedling (non-patented) which was the product from the cross between another unnamed seedling (non-patented) and the `MEIZINCARO` variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,660)....
The first offer for sale of the new variety was May 27, 2020 in The Netherlands
Notes:
Source: Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de la Fontaine
Christened on May 22, 2021 at Châtea-Thierry in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Jean de la Fontaine (July 8, 621 Châteua-Thierry - April 13, 1695 Paris), French poet, author of "Fables"

[Source: AM759-HT]