'Valerie' Rose

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'Valerie' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Amber Glow
• Garden Sun
• Göteborgs Rosarium
• MEIvaleir
• Michka ®

HMF Ratings:

56 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Apricot or apricot blend Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: MEIvaleir
Exhibition name: Garden Sun

Origin:

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, circa 1996).
Introduced in France by Meilland International (after 1997) in 1998 as 'Michka'.

Class:

Climber, Hybrid Tea, Cl., Large-Flowered Climber.

Bloom:

Yellow, carmine-pink shading. [Apricot blend.]. Mild, citrus fragrance. Large, semi-double to double, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Climbing. Glossy, medium green, leathery foliage.

Height: 43" to 6'7" (110 to 200cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Application No: 11/509,692 on 25 Aug 2006

The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was the 'Meipalsar' variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the product of the pollination of the 'Korwest variety (non-patented in the United States) and the 'Circus' variety (U. S. Pat. No. 1,382). The parentage of the new variety can be summarized as follows:
Meipalsar x (Korwest x Circus)

Parentage:

seed:	Bettina, Cl. ®
pollen:	Westerland (Shrub, Kordes, 1969) × Circus (floribunda, Swim 1954)

Notes:

There are discrepancies in the references as to the breeder. John Nieuwesteeg informs us that he believes it is a Meilland rose.