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'MEhap' rose Description
'Grand Gala ® (hybrid tea, Meilland 1954)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Boronkay (Rose Garden Budatétény)
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
• Grand Gala ®
• MEHAP 541
HMF Ratings:
16 favorite votes.  
Average rating: GOOD-.  
Origin:
Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, before 1954).
Introduced in France by Maison Emmanuel Buatois in 1954 as 'Grand Gala'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1958 as 'Grand Gala'.
Class:
Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Dark red, lighter reverse.  Mild fragrance.  45 to 60 petals.  Average diameter 4.75".  Very large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped, globular bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Medium, leafy sepals, long sepals, rounded buds.  
Habit:
Bushy, well-branched.  Medium, glossy, medium green, leathery foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 10b.  
Patents:
France - Application No: trademark 510  on  30 Jul 1954
 
Netherlands - Application No: 239
Grand ' Gala, 239, Francis Meilland, Cap d'Antibes (A. M.), Boulevard du Cap (France).
 
United States - Patent No: PP 1,489  on  26 Jun 1956   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 520,943  on  8 Jul 1955
Parentage:
Peace (hybrid tea, Meilland 1935) × Independence
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