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• MEIlucca
• Minuette (miniature, Meilland, 1971)
• Minuetto

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Orange or orange-red Miniature.
Registration name: MEIlucca
Exhibition name: Darling Flame

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 1971).
Introduced in Australia by Ross Roses in 1972 as 'Minuetto'.

Miniature.  

Orange-red, yellow stamens, ages to vermilion .  Mild, fruity fragrance.  25 petals.  Average diameter 1.5".  Small, double (17-25 petals), open bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Short.  Glossy, light green foliage.  

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or garden.  Vigorous.  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.