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    'Fantastique' rose Description
    'Fantastique (hybrid tea, Meilland 1943)' rose photo
    Photo courtesy of Robert Neil Rippetoe
    Availability:
    Commercially available
    Synonyms:
    • Capriccio (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1943)
    • Fantasque (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1943)
    HMF Ratings:
    13 favorite votes.  
    Average rating: GOOD-.  
    ARS:
    Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
    Origin:
    Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, before 1941).
    Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1943 as 'Fantastique'.
    Class:
    Hybrid Tea, Pernetiana.  
    Bloom:
    Yellow, carmine-red edges.  Moderate, spice fragrance.  35 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 2.75".  Medium, full (26-40 petals), cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
    Habit:
    Medium, compact.  Glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.  
    Growing:
    USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden.  Vigorous.  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:
    United States - Patent No: PP 574  on  16 Mar 1943   VIEW USPTO PATENT
    Application  on  1942
    Inventor is Francis Meilland.
    Parentage:
    seed: Ampère (hybrid tea, Meilland before 1935)
    pollen: Charles P. Kilham × [ Charles P. Kilham × Capucine Chambard]
    Notes:
    'Colette Jelot', a seedling or sport of 'Fantasque' was introduced before the latter. See.