'Lunar Mist ™' Rose

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'Lunar Mist ™' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Madeline (large-flowered climber, Meilland, 1999)
• Meijacolet
• Yellow Romantica™

HMF Ratings:

69 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light yellow Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: Meijacolet
Exhibition name: Lunar Mist ™

Origin:

Discovered by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, 1995).
Introduced in United States by ~~The Conard-Pyle Co. in 2002 as 'Lunar Mist'.
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 2007 as 'Lunar Mist'.

Class:

Large-Flowered Climber. (Series: Romantica ™)

Bloom:

Light yellow, cream outer petals. None to mild, pepper, spice fragrance. up to 50 petals. Average diameter 2.25". Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall, bushy, climbing, spreading. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 8' to 10' (245 to 305cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 8b. Can be used for cut flower or garden. Hardy. vigorous. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. . Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood.. Remove unproductive wood every third year or so.

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: AU4449P on 20 Aug 2012
Application No: 2003/075 on 10 Apr 2003 VIEW PBR PATENT

Spontaneous mutation: ‘Meiroupis’’. 3 vegetative generations were grown....Breeder: Alain Meilland in Le Cannet des Maures, France.

Parentage:

sport of Colette (climber, Meilland 1994)

Notes:

According to the Rosarium im Doblhoffpark at Baden near Vienna 'Yellow Romantica' was bred in 1995.
No. 173 in the 2001 Monza Competition. (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli.)