'Cocorico' Rose

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'Cocorico' rose Description

My HMF:

'Cocorico (floribunda, Meilland, 1950)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• MEIlano
• ROC-1294

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange or orange-red Floribunda.
Registration name: MEIlano

Origin:

Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, before 1950).
Introduced in France by URS (Universal Rose Selection)-Meilland in 1951 as 'Cocorico'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1953 as 'Cocorico'.

Class:

Floribunda, Hybrid Polyantha.

Bloom:

Geranium-red, golden-yellow stamens, yellow undertones. Moderate, spice fragrance. 8 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Medium, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, open bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright, well-branched. Glossy foliage.

Height: 39" to 47" (100 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.

Patents:

Netherlands - Application No: 138

Cocorico, 138, Francis Meilland, Cap d'Antibes (A. M.), Boulevard du Cap (France).

United States - Patent No: PP 1,193 on 9 Jun 1953 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

Alain × Orange Triumph

Notes:

The breeder was declared as Louisette Meilland at the 1951 Geneva and Bagatelle rose trials.