'Looping ®' Rose

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'Looping ®' rose Description

My HMF:

'Looping ® (Large Flowered Climber, Meilland, 1977)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Gerda Fritz's Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• MEIrovonex

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange blend Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: MEIrovonex
Exhibition name: Looping ®

Origin:

Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, 1977).
Introduced in France by Meilland et Cie in 1977 as 'Looping'.

Class:

Large-Flowered Climber.

Bloom:

Orange - coral, ages to light pink . None to mild fragrance. 40 to 44 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, climbing. Semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: up to 8'2" (up to 250cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	[ Zambra ® × Zambra ®] × {[ MALcair × Danse des Sylphes] × [ Cocktail ® (shrub/climber, Meilland 1957) × Cocktail ® (shrub/climber, Meilland 1957)]}
pollen:	Royal Gold

Notes:

Colour described as "light ochre" in the 1977 Meilland introduction, although the photo shows orange-coloured blooms.