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'Mother's Love' rose Description
'Mother's Love (hybrid tea, Meilland before 1997)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Deborah Matthews
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
• Ion
• MEIpikion
HMF Ratings:
10 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Origin:
Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 1997). Bred by Meilland International (France, before 1997).
Introduced in Australia by Treloar Roses in 1999 as 'Mother's Love'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
White, light pink edges, pink stamens.  Moderate fragrance.  Average diameter 3.5".  Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Medium, bushy.  Medium, matte, medium green foliage.  

Height: 4'11" (150cm).  
Growing:
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) .  
Patents:
Australia - Patent No: AU2331P  on  25 Sep 2003
Application No: 2000/124  on  19 Apr 2000   VIEW PBR PATENT
seed parent (‘Meigriso’ x ‘MME. Hilda Meinemann’) x pollen parent ‘Meidragelac’ in a planned breeding program at Le Cannet France ...Breeder: Alain Meilland, Meilland International, Le Cannet, France.
First sold in Australia in Jun 1999
Parentage:
seed: Baronne Edmond de Rothschild ® × Mme H. Heinemann
pollen: Laura '81
Notes:
Sales of this rose at Treloar Roses support the Nursing Mother’s Association of Australia.