'MEIcelna' Rose

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'MEIcelna' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Alana Strang

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Tino Rossi ®
• Your Garden ™
• Your Garden Rose

HMF Ratings:

19 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Medium pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIcelna

Origin:

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, 1990).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Light pink. Strong fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 35" to 39" (90 to 100cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. 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:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Pink Panther ®
pollen:	Dream (hybrid tea, RVS, 1979) × Jardins de Bagatelle®

Notes:

Singer Tino Rossi, the first crooner, was born Constantino Rossi 23 April 1907. Rossi died 26 September 1983. A public garden in Paris, France, is named for him.

Ross Roses says this rose was selected by the popular Australian magazine 'Your Garden' to celebrate their 50th anniversary.