'Spectra' Rose

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'Spectra' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Banzai 83
• MEIzalitaf

HMF Ratings:

34 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Yellow blend Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: MEIzalitaf

Origin:

Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, before 1983).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1985.

Class:

Climber, Large-Flowered Climber.

Bloom:

Yellow, red blending. None to mild fragrance. Average diameter 4.25". Very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Arching, bushy, climbing, few or no prickles/thorns, well-branched. Large, glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.

Height: 3' to 18' (90 to 550cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, landscape or pillar. Very vigorous. heat tolerant.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 5,396 on 29 Jan 1985 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 06/508,717 on 28 Jan 1983

Parentage:

seed:	MEIgold × Peer Gynt ®
pollen:	[ MEIalfi × MEIfan] × King's Ransom

Notes:

Parentage information is taken from the US Patent for this rose which also says that in America Spectra grows like a climber, but in Antibes (where it was raised) it grows like a Hybrid Tea.