'Cannes Festival' Rose

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'Cannes Festival' rose Description

My HMF:

'Cannes Festival (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1951)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Margaret Furness

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• ESME-1434

HMF Ratings:

4 favorite votes.

ARS:

Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Cannes Festival (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1951)

Origin:

Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, before 1951).
Introduced in France by URS (Universal Rose Selection)-Meilland in 1951 as 'Cannes Festival'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1953 as 'Cannes Festival'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Yellow, amber veining. (Jaune indien retouché coq de roche). Moderate fragrance. 35 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright, well-branched. Dark green foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Netherlands - Application No: 142

Cannes Festival, 142, Francis Meilland, Cap d'Antibes (A. M.), Boulevard du Cap (France).

Parentage:

Peace (hybrid tea, Meilland 1935) × Prinses Béatrix (hybrid tea, Buisman, 1940)

Notes: