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'MEIcupag' rose Description
'Golden Sunblaze™ (miniature, Meilland, 1993)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Jean Marion
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
11 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium yellow Miniature.
Registration name: MEIcupag
Exhibition name: Golden Sunblaze™ (miniature, Meilland, 1993)
Origin:
Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, 1992).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1993 as 'Golden Sunblaze'.
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
Yellow.  Mild fragrance.  25 petals.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Growing:
USDA zone 5b and warmer.  Disease susceptibility: very 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.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 8,493  on  14 Dec 1993   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 07/971,604  on  30 Oct 1992
Notes:
According to the U.S. Patent for this rose, it forms long-lasting double aurelion yellow blossoms. The plant is well adapted to greenhouse forcing while grown in small containers, and is particularly well suited for use as a flowering pot plant when grown indoors or outdoors. Interestingly, 12 unique plantlets were obtained from this cross.