The new variety of Rosa hybrida plant was created by artificial pollination in Le Cannet des Maures, Var, France, wherein two parents were crossed which previously had been studied in the hope that they would contribute the desired characteristics. The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) (not patented) was the product of a cross between the `MEIPAONIA` variety (not patented) and an unnamed seedling variety. The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the `RADTKO` variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,202). .... The rose plants of the new variety were approximately two years of age and were observed during September while budded on their own roots and growing outdoors at Le Cannet des Maures, Var, France.