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• Gilbert Bécaud

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Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIridorio
Exhibition name: Gilbert Bécaud

Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, before 1979).
Introduced in France by Meilland et Cie in 1980 as 'Gilbert Bécaud'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Yellow, amber shading, carmine-pink edges.  Mild fragrance.  up to 45 petals.  Very full (41+ petals), high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Upright.  Bronze-green foliage.  

Height: 35" to 39" (90 to 100cm).  

USDA zone 7b and warmer.  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) .