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• Candy Rose ®

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Red blend Shrub.
Registration name: MEIranovi
Exhibition name: Candy Rose ® (shrub, Meilland, 1982)

Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, 1980).
Introduced in France by Meilland et Cie in 1983 as 'Candy Rose'.

Shrub.  

Deep pink, red reverse.  None / no fragrance.  up to 15 petals.  Average diameter 2.25".  Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), borne mostly solitary, in large clusters bloom form.  Occasional repeat later in the season.  

Arching, spreading.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 28" to 4' (70 to 120cm).  Width: 6' (185cm).

USDA zone 4b through 9b.  Can be used for ground cover.  

United States - Patent No: PP 6,385  on  8 Nov 1988   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 06/895,491  on  11 Aug 1986