'Matthias Meilland' Rose

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'Matthias Meilland' rose Description

My HMF:

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

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Mathias Meilland ®
• MEIfolio

HMF Ratings:

4 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Floribunda.
Registration name: MEIfolio
Exhibition name: Mathias Meilland ®

Origin:

Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, before 1983).
Introduced in France by Meilland et Cie in 1985.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Scarlet. None / no fragrance. 20 to 25 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright. Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 2' to 28" (60 to 70cm).

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:	Madame Charles Sauvage × Fashion (floribunda, Boerner, 1947)
pollen:	Poppy Flash × Tchin-Tchin

Notes:

Participated in the 1983 Monza Competition (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli.)