'Elegy' Rose

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'Elegy' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of GERDA23

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Arturo Toscanini
• MEIlucre

HMF Ratings:

8 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange or orange-red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIlucre
Exhibition name: Elegy

Origin:

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 1969).
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1972 as 'Arturo Toscanini'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Vermilion. Mild fragrance. up to 30 petals. Average diameter 5.5". Very large, full (26-40 petals), cupped, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 7b 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	[ Happiness (Hybrid Tea. Meilland. 1949) × Independence] × Sutter's Gold (Hybrid Tea, Swim, 1946)
pollen:	[ Happiness (Hybrid Tea. Meilland. 1949) × Independence] × Suspense

Notes:

Modern Roses 10 says this is a parent of Jardins de Bagatelle and Ondella, which see.

Conductor Arturo Toscanini was born in Parma, Italy, 25 March 1867 and died in New York 16 January 1957.