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'MEmaj' rose Description
'Lady Elgin' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Zuzu's Northern California Garden
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
36 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Lady Elgin
Exhibition name: Lady Elgin
Origin:
Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, before 1954).
Introduced in France by Jean-Marie Gaujard in 1954 as 'Thaïs'.
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1957 as 'Lady Elgin'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1959 as 'Thaïs'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Buff - yellow, deep pink shading.  Moderate, sweet fragrance.  35 to 48 petals.  Medium, very full (41+ petals), cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Medium, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Bushy, upright, well-branched.  Medium, dark green, leathery foliage.  5 leaflets.  

Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).  Width: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4b through 10b.  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:
France - Application No: trademark 512  on  30 Jul 1954
 
Netherlands - Application No: 238
Thaïs, 238, Francis Meilland, Cap d'Antibes (A. M.), Boulevard du Cap (France).
 
United States - Patent No: PP 1,469  on  17 Apr 1956   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 508,836  on  16 May 1955
Francis Meilland, Cap Azura, Cap d'Antibes, France, assignor to The Conard-Pyle Company, West Grove, Pa.
Notes:
Arena Rose Co.'s Catalog 2000 says Lady Elgin produces very full blooms of light amber that open with high centers and finish as broad cups...