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    'Moulin Rouge ®' rose Description
    'Moulin Rouge ® (floribunda, Meilland, 1951)' rose photo
    Photo courtesy of jedmar
    Availability:
    Commercially available
    Synonyms:
    • FLA-513
    • Sans Souci (floribunda, Meilland, 1952)
    HMF Ratings:
    16 favorite votes.  
    ARS:
    Medium red Floribunda.
    Registration name: Moulin Rouge ® (floribunda, Meilland, 1951)
    Origin:
    Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, before 1951).
    Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1952 as 'Moulin Rouge'.
    Introduced in France by URS (Universal Rose Selection)-Meilland in 1953 as 'Moulin Rouge'.
    Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1955 as 'Moulin Rouge'.
    Class:
    Floribunda, Hybrid Polyantha.  
    Bloom:
    Vermilion to scarlet, geranium-red shading.  Mild fragrance.  20 to 25 petals.  Average diameter 2".  Medium, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
    Habit:
    Short, bushy, upright.  Glossy foliage.  

    Height: 2' to 32" (60 to 80cm).  
    Growing:
    USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or garden.  
    Patents:
    Netherlands - Application No: 159
    Moulin Rouge, 159, Francis Meilland, Cap d'Antibes (A. M.), Boulevard du Cap (France).
     
    United States - Patent No: PP 1,298  on  24 Aug 1954   VIEW USPTO PATENT
    Parentage:
    Alain × Orange Triumph
    Notes:
    Moulin Rouge
    According to the 1952 Geneva trials breeder is Louisette Meilland.