'Charles de Gaulle ®' Rose

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'Charles de Gaulle ®' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Katherine Mansfield
• MEIlanein

HMF Ratings:

75 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIlanein
Exhibition name: Charles de Gaulle ®

Origin:

Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, 1966).
Introduced in France by Meilland et Cie in 1974 as 'Charles de Gaulle'.
Introduced in Australia by Ross Roses in 1977 as 'Charles de Gaulle'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Lilac. Strong, rose fragrance. 30 to 40 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, full (26-40 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy, few or no prickles/thorns, upright. Medium green, leathery foliage.

Height: 31" to 39" (80 to 100cm). Width: up to 20" (up to 50cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. Blooms tend to ball in wet weather. heat tolerant. prefers dry climates. Disease susceptibility: very 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) .

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Sissi ® × Prélude (hybrid tea, Meilland 1954)
pollen:	Kordes' Sondermeldung (floribunda, Kordes before 1943) × Caprice (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1946)

Notes:

Most of the world knows it as 'Charles de Gaulle', in memory of the great French statesman -- but New Zealand rosarians prefer to honor one of their own heroes, the writer Katherine Mansfield. Charles de Gaulle became Premier of France on 1 June 1958. Katherine Mansfield was born 14 October 1888.