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• Gold Badge
• MEIgronuri
• Rimosa '79

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Medium yellow Floribunda.
Registration name: MEIgronuri
Exhibition name: Gold Badge

Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, before 1977).
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1981 as 'Gold Bunny'.

Floribunda.  

Lemon-yellow.  None to mild fragrance.  38 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, cupped-to-flat, open bloom form.  Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Medium, bushy.  Semi-glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.  

Height: 2' to 3' (60 to 90cm).  Width: 2' (60cm).

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot .  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.  

United States - Patent No: PP 4,625  on  21 Jan 1981   VIEW USPTO PATENT

Participated in the 1977 Monza Competition (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli.)