'Rustica ®' Rose

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'Rustica ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Michel

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• MEIvilanic
• Stadt Basel
• Ville de Bâle

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.

ARS:

Yellow blend Floribunda.
Registration name: MEIvilanic
Exhibition name: Rustica ®

Origin:

Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, before 1979).
Introduced in France by Meilland et Cie in 1979 as 'Rustica'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Yellow, buff shading. (Jaune chamois). Mild fragrance. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy. 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:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Queen Elizabeth (Hybrid Tea, Lammerts before 1951) × Unnamed Seedling
pollen:	Sweet Promise (hybrid tea, Meilland 1970)

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