'Douceur Normande ®' Rose

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'Douceur Normande ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Aurelija D.

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Amstelveen
• Coral Meidiland
• Goose Fair
• MEIpopul
• Sandton City
• Stadt Hildesheim

HMF Ratings:

75 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Medium pink Shrub.
Registration name: MEIpopul
Exhibition name: Douceur Normande ®

Origin:

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 1992).
Introduced in France by URS (Universal Rose Selection)-Meilland in 1993 as 'Coral Meidiland'.

Class:

Floribunda, Shrub.

Bloom:

Scarlet. None to mild fragrance. 5 petals. Average diameter 2.5". Small to medium, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, cupped, rounded, ruffled bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, bushy. Small, glossy, medium green, dense foliage.

Height: 28" to 35" (70 to 90cm). Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 10b. Can be used for beds and borders, garden or landscape. Shade tolerant. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: AU489P on 25 Aug 1995
Application No: 1992/125 on 14 Aug 1992 VIEW PBR PATENT

Arose from the controlled pollination of 'Meinececa' [by 'Lili Marlene']. Bred by Alain Meilland of SNC Meilland et Cie, Antibes, France.
'Meipopul' was first sold in France on 1st May 1992.

France - Application on 1992

South Africa - Patent on 1992

United States - Patent No: PP 9,777 on 7 Jan 1997 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/555,726 on 9 Nov 1995

The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was the product of the cross of the `Korimo` variety (non-patented in the United States) and the `Lenwich` variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) of the new variety was the product of the cross of the `Temple Bells` variety (non-patented in the United States) and the `Moorcap` variety (also known as `Red Cascade`, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,962).

Parentage:

seed:	Immensee (shrub, Kordes 1982) × Green Snake
pollen:	Temple Bells × Red Cascade

Notes:

Some difference of opinion about parentage, see References.
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