'MECERT-531' Rose

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'MECERT-531' rose Description

My HMF:

'Concerto (floribunda, Meilland, 1953)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Concerto
• MEcert

HMF Ratings:

20 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Floribunda.
Exhibition name: Concerto (floribunda, Meilland, 1953)

Origin:

Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, 1953).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1955 as 'Concerto'.

Class:

Floribunda, Hybrid Polyantha.

Bloom:

Geranium-red. Mild fragrance. 10 to 17 petals. Average diameter 2.25". Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), in small clusters, cupped-to-flat, reflexed, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Bushy, upright. Glossy, dark green foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Netherlands - Application No: 158

Concerto, 158, Francis Meilland, Cap d'Antibes (A. M.), Boulevard du Cap (France).

United States - Patent No: PP 1,244 on 19 Jan 1954 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

Alain × Floradora

Notes:

A different parentage is quoted in the 1955 reference.