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• MEIrokoi
• Outback Angel

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Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIrokoi
Exhibition name: Jean Giono ®

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 1996).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1996 as 'Jean Giono'.
Introduced in Australia by Corporate Roses Pty. Ltd. in 2006 as 'Outback Angel'.

Hybrid Tea.   (Series: Romantica ™)  

Yellow blend.  Clove, spice fragrance.  Very double bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Height: 28" to 3' (70 to 90cm).  

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) .  

United States - Patent No: PP 9,979  on  29 Jul 1997   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/662,245  on  14 Jun 1996

There's a color photograph of this rose in the November 1998 issue of the American Rose Society's American Rose magazine (p. 25).