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'Orange Sunblaze ™' rose Description
'Orange Meillandina ®' rose photo
Photo courtesy of David Elliott
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
25 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Miniature.
Registration name: MEIjikatar
Exhibition name: Orange Sunblaze ™
Origin:
Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, 1974).
Introduced in France by URS (Universal Rose Selection)-Meilland in 1981.
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1981 as 'Orange Sunblaze'.
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
Vermilion to orange.  Mild fragrance.  up to 40 petals.  Average diameter 1.75".  Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Small buds.  
Habit:
Bushy, upright.  Small, matte, light green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 10" to 2' (25 to 60cm).  Width: 10" to 1' (25 to 30cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b and warmer.  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.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 4,682  on  7 Apr 1981   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 06/102,417  on  11 Dec 1979
The seeds resulting from the above pollination were sown and 145 plantlets were obtained which were physically and biologically different from each other. Selective study resulted in the identification of a single plant of the new variety. Extensive testing has confirmed the behavior and characteristics of the new variety. A miniature plant was produced having attractive unique brilliant red flowers of long duration which were formed in abundance. This plant was particularly adapted for pot forcing and exhibited compact and regular vegetation.
Notes:
Modern Roses 10 says this rose is a parent of Orange Meillandina, Climbing.
Modern Roses 10 also says that a synonym for this rose and Sunny Meillandina is 'Sunblaze'.