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'MEKkada' rose Description
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Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
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Butterflies
HMF Ratings:
9
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ARS:
Orange blend Shrub.
Registration name:
MEKkada
Exhibition name:
Butterflies (Shrub, Mekdeci, 1981)
Origin:
Bred by
Dr. Anthony Casimir Mekdeci
(Canada, circa 1981).
Introduced in Canada by
Hortico Inc.
as 'Butterflies'.
Class:
Shrub.
Bloom:
Orange blend. Strong fragrance. Occasional repeat later in the season.
Habit:
Height: 5' to 7' (150 to 215cm). Width: 3' (90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b and warmer.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
Dornröschen (shrub, Kordes, 1960)
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Golden Wings (shrub, Shepherd 1954)
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