'Rose du CICR ®' Rose

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'Rose du CICR ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Ericchn

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• MEIzilena
• MR 666
• Ruby Red (hybrid tea, Meilland Richardier before 2016)
• Summer Sangria ®

HMF Ratings:

1 favorite vote.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

Origin:

Bred by Michèle Meilland Richardier (France, before 2016).
Introduced in France by Meilland Richardier in 2020 as 'Summer Sangria'.
Introduced in United States by Edmunds' Roses in 2021 as 'Ruby Red'.

Class:

Floribunda, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Red. None / no fragrance. 20 to 25 petals. Average diameter 3". Medium, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright. Glossy, medium green, dense, leathery foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.

Height: 28" to 4'11" (70 to 150cm). Width: 20" to 35" (50 to 90cm).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 33,653 on 23 Nov 2021 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 17/128,518 on 21 Dec 2020

Inventors: Meilland; Alain Antoine (Antibes, FR)
The new variety of Rosa hybrida plant was created by artificial pollination in Le Cannet des Maures, Var, France, wherein two parents were crossed which previously had been studied in the hope that they would contribute the desired characteristics. The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was the `ADHARMAN` variety (non-patented). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the `BAICENT` variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 18,102).

Parentage:

Commandant Cousteau (hybrid tea, Adam, 1993) × Centennial Rose (grandiflora, Lim 1996)

Notes:

Source: MR 666
Ruby Red
Chosen by the Lions Club Geneva, Switzerland to be distributed as 'Rose du CICR' (Committée Internationale du Croix Rouge), with 1 Euro of each purchase going towards projects of the Red Cross.