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'Watermelon Sunblaze' rose Description
'Sunblaze Watermelon' rose photo
Photo courtesy of viscount89
Availability:
Commercially available
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Origin:
Bred by Meilland International (France, before 2022).
Introduced in United States by Star Roses & Plants (California) in 2024 as 'Sunblaze Watermelon'.
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
Orange-red, yellow undertones.  Mild fragrance.  35 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Small to medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat, ruffled bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy, compact.  Semi-glossy, dark green, dense, leathery foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: up to 18" (up to 45cm).  Width: up to 18" (up to 45cm).
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 36,339  on  31 Dec 2024   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 18/223,026  on  11 Aug 2023
Inventor: Alain Antoine Meilland, Antibes (FR)
Assignee: The Conard Pyle Company, West Grove, PA (US)
...The first offer for sale of the new variety was Oct. 7, 2022, in the United States of America....The female parent...was the 'MEINEYTA' variety (not patented). The male parent ...was an unnamed seedling (not patented) which is the product of a cross between an unnamed seedling (not patented) and the 'RADTKO' variety...The rose plants of the new variety were approximately eighteen months of age....
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