'MEIelpa' Rose

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'MEIelpa' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Hauenstein Rafz - Schaugarten

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Benvenuto ®

HMF Ratings:

6 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: MEIelpa
Exhibition name: Benvenuto ®

Origin:

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 1967).
Introduced in France by URS (Universal Rose Selection)-Meilland in 1967 as 'Benvenuto'.
Introduced in Australia by Ross Roses in 1968 as 'Benvenuto'.

Class:

Floribunda, Cl., Large-Flowered Climber.

Bloom:

Rose-red, cerise shading, yellow undertones. Mild fragrance. up to 20 petals. Average diameter 2.25". Medium, semi-double to double, borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, rounded, scalloped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Climbing. Glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 6'7" to 13'1" (200 to 400cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Alain × Guinée
pollen:	Cocktail ® (shrub/climber, Meilland 1957)

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