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'Friendly ® Purple' rose Description
'MEIcosme' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Availability:
Commercially available
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Origin:
Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 2020).
Class:
Shrub.  
Bloom:
Carmine-pink, white center.  None / no fragrance.  up to 5 petals.  Average diameter 2.25".  Medium, single (4-8 petals), in large clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy.  Semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 41" to 4'1" (105 to 125cm).  Width: 31" to 39" (80 to 100cm).
Patents:
European Union - Application No: 2021/2142  on  27 Aug 2021
 
United States - Patent No: PP 35,275  on  24 Jul 2023   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 17/888,777  on  16 Aug 2022
Inventor: Alain Antoine Meilland; Antibes FR
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) of the new variety was an unnamed seedling (not patented) from the cross between the ‘MEINOIRAL’ variety (not patented) and an unnamed seedling (not patented). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) of the new variety was the ‘MEIZMEA’ variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 20,175).... The rose plants of the new variety were approximately one year of age and were observed during September while budded on their own roots and growing outdoors at Le Cannet des Maures, Var, France
Notes:
Awarded ADR certificate in 2021