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• Guy de Maupassant ®
• La Rose Romantica
• MEIsocrat
• Romantic Fragrance

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Medium pink Floribunda.
Registration name: MEIsocrat
Exhibition name: Guy de Maupassant ®

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 1995).

Floribunda.  

Pink.  Strong, apple, opinions vary fragrance.  90 to 100 petals.  Average diameter 3".  Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Tall, bushy, compact.  Large, glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 28" to 35" (70 to 90cm).  

USDA zone 7b through 10b.  Produces decorative hips.  Disease susceptibility: 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.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  

United States - Patent No: PP 9,613  on  30 Jul 1996   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/492,134  on  19 Jun 1995

Parentage information comes from the US Patent for this rose. According to the patent, 371 plants were obtained from this cross.