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'Michelangelo ®' rose Description
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HMF Ratings:
62 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Medium yellow Hybrid Tea.
Exhibition name: Michelangelo ®
Class:
Hybrid Tea. (Series: Romantica ™)
Bloom:
Yellow, light yellow shading. Mild, lemon fragrance. 42 petals. Average diameter 5". Large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Upright. Semi-glossy, medium green foliage.
Height: 16" to 5' (40 to 150cm). Width: 2' to 42" (60 to 105cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden. Heat tolerant. 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:
Canada - Application No: 00-2398 on 29 Sep 2000 Application withdrawn on July 8, 2004.
Breeder: Alain Meilland, Meilland International, Le Luc en Provence, France United States - Application No: 20110197323 on 11 Aug 2011 lists parentage as ('Meidragelac' x 'Meikinosi') x 'Korbelma'
Notes:
Artist Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born in Capres, Italy, 6 March 1475. He died in Rome, Italy, 18 February 1564. The first patent application for this variety was filed 28 Aug 2000. The current patent application is a continuation of that application.
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