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'MEIvildo' rose Description
'Yves Piaget ®' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Ingrid W.
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
116 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Medium pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIvildo
Exhibition name: Yves Piaget ®
Origin:
Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, 1975).
Introduced in France by Meilland et Cie in 1983 as 'Yves Piaget'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.   (Series: Romantica ™)  
Bloom:
Deep pink.  Strong fragrance.  80 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped, globular bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Medium, upright.  Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 31" to 42" (80 to 105cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  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) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 6,895  on  4 Jul 1989   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 07/187,327  on  28 Apr 1988
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