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• Allegro ®

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Orange-pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIarlo
Exhibition name: Allegro ® (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1962)

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 1962).
Introduced in France by URS (Universal Rose Selection)-Meilland in 1962 as 'Allegro'.
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1964 as 'Allegro'.
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1965 as 'Allegro'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Orange-pink to geranium-red, orange-red shading.   (Laque géranium, éclairé de rouge andrinople).  Mild fragrance.  up to 30 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Bushy.  Glossy, bronze-green, leathery foliage.  

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) .  

United States - Patent No: PP 2,358  on  4 Feb 1964   VIEW USPTO PATENT