'MEIlavio' Rose

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'MEIlavio' rose Description

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'Traviata ™ (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1997)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of orsola

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• MEIviola
• Traviata ™ (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1997)
• Travita ™
• Xaviere Tiberi ®

HMF Ratings:

53 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIlavio

Origin:

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 1997).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1997 as 'Traviata'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea. (Series: Romantica ™)

Bloom:

Dark red, darker reverse. None / no fragrance. 100 to 110 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, upright. Large, semi-glossy, dark green, dense foliage.

Height: 43" to 47" (110 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. Can be used for cut flower or garden. Disease susceptibility: 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) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 10,845 on 30 Mar 1999 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application on 4 Sep 1997

Parentage:

seed:	Porta Nigra × Paola (HT, Tantau, 1982)
pollen:	William Shakespeare ® (shrub, Austin 1987)

Notes:

There's a color photograph of this rose in the November 1998 issue of the American Rose Society's American Rose magazine (p. 27).