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'Rose Meillandecor' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Woodbury, Celeste
HMF Ratings:
23 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD+.
Bloom:
Deep pink, white center, golden-yellow stamens, ages to light pink . Mild fragrance. 5 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Medium to large, single (4-8 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed buds.
Habit:
Bushy. Semi-glossy, bronze-green, leathery foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 3' to 42" (90 to 105cm). Width: 30" to 5' (75 to 150cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b and warmer. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 5,956 on 28 Apr 1987 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 06/763,997 on 9 Aug 1985 The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) of the new variety was the variety Meituraphar which is marketed in Europe under the trademark of Anne De Bretagne. The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) of the new variety was the variety Meirisouru which is marketed in Europe under the trademark of Nirvana....The seeds resulting from the above pollination were sown and 170 plantlets were obtained which were physically and biologically different from each other. Selective study resulted in the identification of a single plant of the new variety.
Notes:
Different opinions on respective seed and pollen parent - see References.
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