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'MEIchoiju' rose Description
'City of Adelaide' rose photo
Photo courtesy of David Elliott
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
16 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium pink Floribunda.
Registration name: MEIchoiju
Origin:
Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, before 1987).
Introduced in France by Meilland et Cie in 1990 as 'Jacqueline Nebout'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Light pink.  Mild fragrance.  Double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  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.  
Patents:
Australia - Patent  on  28 Jul 1992
Application No: 1992/107  on  1992   VIEW PBR PATENT
Notes:
Participated in the 1988 Monza Competition (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli.)