'Gilbert Bécaud' Rose

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'Gilbert Bécaud' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Michel

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• MEIridorio

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.

ARS:

Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIridorio
Exhibition name: Gilbert Bécaud

Origin:

Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, before 1979).
Introduced in France by Meilland et Cie in 1980 as 'Gilbert Bécaud'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Yellow, amber shading, carmine-pink edges. Mild fragrance. up to 45 petals. Very full (41+ petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright. Bronze-green foliage.

Height: 35" to 39" (90 to 100cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Peace (hybrid tea, Meilland 1935) × Mrs. John Laing (Hybrid Perpetual, Bennett, 1885)
pollen:	Bettina ® (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1953)

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