'MEIgenpi' Rose

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'MEIgenpi' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Calif Sue

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Flame Meillandina
• Rainbow Sunblaze ®

HMF Ratings:

11 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Miniature.
Registration name: MEIgenpi
Exhibition name: Flame Meillandina

Origin:

Bred by Jacques Mouchotte (France, before 2004).
Introduced in United States by Star Roses & Plants (Pennsylvania) as 'Rainbow Sunblaze'.
Introduced in France by Meilland International (after 1997) in 2005 as 'Rainbow Sunblaze'.

Class:

Miniature, Patio.

Bloom:

Yellow, orange-red edges. None / no fragrance. 57 to 70 petals. Average diameter 2.25". Medium, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy, compact. Semi-glossy, medium green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: up to 1' (up to 30cm). Width: up to 10" (up to 25cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b and warmer. Vigorous.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 17,481 on 6 Mar 2007 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 11/251,876 on 18 Oct 2005

Inventors: Meilland; Alain A. (Antibes, FR)

The new variety of Rosa hybrida Miniature rose plant was created by artificial pollination wherein two parents were crossed which previously had been studied in the hope that they would contribute the desired characteristics. The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) of the new variety was the `Meitomkin` variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the product of the cross of the `Savalife` variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,482) and the `Meivoufal` variety (U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 10/844,340, filed May 13, 2004).

Parentage:

seed:	MEItomkin
pollen:	SAValife × Meivoufal

Notes:

Breeder Mouchotte listed in Rose Hills International trials.