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'MEIcatess' rose Description
Photo courtesy of jedmar
HMF Ratings:
2 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
Bloom:
Deep pink. [Rose-pink.]. Strong, fruity fragrance. 150 to 250 petals. Average diameter 5.5". Very large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Rounded buds.
Habit:
Glossy, dark green, dense foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 2' to 32" (60 to 80cm). Width: up to 20" (up to 50cm).
Patents:
European Union - Application No: 2021/1798 on 6 Jul 2021 United States - Patent No: PP 34,789 on 6 Dec 2022 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 17/738,121 on 6 May 2022 Inventor: Alain Antoine Meilland, Antibes (FR)
The new variety of hybrid tea rose plant of the present invention was created by controlled breeding at Le Cannet des Maures, Var, France ...The female parent....of the new variety was an unnamed seedling (not patented) from the cross between the 'GOLDEN UNICORN' variety...and the 'DELGE' variety (non-patented)...The male parent... of the new variety was an unnamed seedling (not patented) from the cross between the 'MEIMALYNA' variety (not patented) and the 'HARLEX' variety (not patented)...The description is based on the observation of three-years-old specimens of the new variety during July....
Notes:
Source: Audrey FleurotDedicated to Audrey Fleurot (b. July 6, 1977 Mantes-la-Jolie), French artist [ AM-668-I] The parentage was published as 'Rouge Meilland' x 'Petit Trianon' (see Member comments). However, the US plant patent states a more complex parentage.
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