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'MEIlucre' rose Description
'Arturo Toscanini' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
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).
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.

 
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