'Melody Hit ®' Rose

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'Melody Hit ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cass

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Melody ™ (mini-flora, Poulsen 1995)
• POUlody

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep pink Mini-Flora.
Registration name: POUlody
Exhibition name: Melody Hit ®

Origin:

Bred by L. Pernille Olesen (Denmark, 1994). Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, 1994).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S in 1998 as 'Melody Hit'.

Class:

Mini-Flora, Patio. (Series: PatioHit ® Collection)

Bloom:

Deep pink. None to mild fragrance. 25 petals. Average diameter 2.5". Medium, very double, cluster-flowered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy, narrow. Medium, matte, dark green foliage.

Height: 16" to 2' (40 to 60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or garden.

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: AU2453P on 12 May 2004
Application No: 1999/251 on 7 Sep 1999 VIEW PBR PATENT

seed parent “unnamed seedling” x pollen parent ‘Poulpol’ in 1994 ....Breeders: L. Pernille and M. N. Olesen, Poulsen Roses ApS, Fredensburg, Denmark.
First sold in Denmark in March 1997. First Australian sale Sep 1998.

Canada - Patent No: 0841 on 2 Oct 2000
Application No: 97-1116 on 23 Jul 1997

Rights surrendered on January 14, 2005.
Denomination: 'POULody'
Trade name: Melody Hit

European Union - Patent on 1997

United States - Patent No: PP 11,514 on 19 Sep 2000 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 09/138,033 on 18 Aug 1998

Inventors: Olesen; L. Pernille (Fredensborg, DK), Olesen; Mogens N. (Fredensborg, DK)
The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of miniature rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between an unnamed seedling and `POULpol`.....
The parents of the unnamed seedling are `Mainzer Fastnacht`, a lavender hybrid tea and RUImired, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,770, a red miniature rose variety.....`POULody` was selected by the inventors as a single plant from the progeny of the hybridization in April, 1995.

Parentage:

seed:	Mainzer Fastnacht × Red Minimo ™
pollen:	Sweet Party

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