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'Meigadraz' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Henrique Rodrigues Vivián
HMF Ratings:
27 favorite votes. Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
Bloom:
Deep pink, purple shading, white undertones. 13 to 15 petals. Average diameter 3". Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Bushy, rounded. Semi-glossy, medium green, dense foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 2' to 28" (60 to 70cm). Width: 20" to 2' (50 to 60cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for landscape.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 17,443 on 27 Feb 2007 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/000,914 on 2 Dec 2004 Inventors: Meilland; Alain A. (Antibes, FR)
The new variety of Rosa hybrida landscape shrub rose plant of the present invention was discovered as a branch mutation during June 2000 while growing among a block of rose plants of the `Radrazz` variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,836) growing outdoors at Le Cannet des Maures, Var, France.
Notes:
There are two but different sports of 'Knock Out', both called 'Pink Knock Out': Pink Knock Out. (syn Rodin). MEIgadraz 2000 sport of Knock Out. Discovered by Meilland, Intro by Meilland 2000. Pink Knock Out. RADcon. sport of Knock Out. Discovered by Israel Montesino, 2001. Intro by Conard-Pyle 2005 They look identical but apparently perform differently in different climates.
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