'Meitravia' Rose

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'Meitravia' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Gabriel

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Pink Traviata

HMF Ratings:

16 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Meitravia
Exhibition name: Pink Traviata

Origin:

Discovered by Anthony S. Aiello (United States, 2002). Discovered by Paul W. Meyer (United States, 2002). Discovered by Michael A. Tuszynski (United States, 2002).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Deep pink. None to mild fragrance. 70 to 85 petals. Average diameter 3". Medium, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright. Semi-glossy, dark green, leathery foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 43" to 47" (110 to 120cm). Width: 2' to 28" (60 to 70cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 16,890 on 25 Jul 2006 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 11/055,086 on 11 Feb 2005

Inventors: Aiello; Anthony S. (Philadelphia, PA), Meyer; Paul W. (Flourtown, PA), Tuszynski; Michael A. (Fort Washington, PA)
Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
The new variety of Rosa hybrida Hybrid Tea rose plant of the present invention was discovered during August 2002 while growing among a block of rose plants of the `Meilavio` variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,845) growing in a garden display at the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania located in Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A.

Parentage:

sport of Traviata ™ (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1997)

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