'MEIsocrat' Rose

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'MEIsocrat' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Michael Dosey

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Guy de Maupassant ®
• La Rose Romantica
• Romantic Fragrance
• Seduction

HMF Ratings:

47 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Medium pink Floribunda.
Registration name: MEIsocrat
Exhibition name: Guy de Maupassant ®

Origin:

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 1995).

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Pink. Strong, apple, opinions vary fragrance. 90 to 100 petals. Average diameter 3". Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall, bushy, compact. Large, glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 28" to 35" (70 to 90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b through 10b. Produces decorative hips. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant. 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 9,613 on 30 Jul 1996 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/492,134 on 19 Jun 1995

Parentage:

seed:	Anne de Bretagne ® (shrub, Meilland, 1977) × Mrs. John Laing (Hybrid Perpetual, Bennett, 1885)
pollen:	Egeskov ®

Notes:

Parentage information comes from the US Patent for this rose. According to the patent, 371 plants were obtained from this cross.