'Gräfin von Brühl' Rose

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'Gräfin von Brühl' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of ElenaK

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Cream Meidiland ®
• It’s a Breeze ® White Rose
• La Grande Motte
• MEImeigea
• Street Colours ® La grande motte

Origin:

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 2011).
Introduced in Germany by BKN Strobel GmbH & Co. KG in 2011 as 'Gräfin von Brühl'.
Introduced in France by Meilland Richardier in 2023 as 'La Grande Motte'.

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

White, pink edges. Mild fragrance. 12 to 15 petals. Average diameter 2". Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Spreading. Medium green, leathery foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 16" to 2' (40 to 60cm). Width: 20" to 28" (50 to 70cm).

Growing:

Can be used for ground cover.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 26,310 on 19 Jan 2016 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 13/998,689 on 25 Nov 2013

"The parentage of the new variety can be summarized as follows: (`Meijeunom`.times.`Meiglise`).times.`Meibalneo`.
The new variety can be readily distinguished from its ancestors. For instance, the `Meijeunom` variety forms fragrant ivory-white blossoms having a greater number of petals. The `Meiglise` variety displays fragrant bright white blossoms having a lesser number of petals. The `Meibalneo` variety displays dissimilar yellow blossoms. "

Parentage:

seed:	Ivory Drift ® × White Drift (ground cover, Meilland, 1992)
pollen:	Nadia Meillandecor ®

Notes:

Cream Meidiland