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• Grand Gala ®
• MEHAP 541

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Average rating: GOOD-.  

Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, before 1954).
Introduced in France by Maison Emmanuel Buatois in 1954 as 'Grand Gala'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1958 as 'Grand Gala'.

Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.  

Dark red, lighter reverse.  Mild fragrance.  45 to 60 petals.  Average diameter 4.75".  Very large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped, globular bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Medium, leafy sepals, long sepals, rounded buds.  

Bushy, well-branched.  Medium, glossy, medium green, leathery foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

USDA zone 6b through 10b.  

France - Application No: trademark 510  on  30 Jul 1954
Netherlands - Application No: 239
United States - Patent No: PP 1,489  on  26 Jun 1956   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 520,943  on  8 Jul 1955