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'Meiwhiflo' rose Description
Photo courtesy of carlysuko
HMF Ratings:
21 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Floribunda. Registration name: Meiwhiflo Exhibition name: September Mourn ™
Bloom:
White. None / no fragrance. 17 to 25 petals. Average diameter 3". Medium, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.
Habit:
Medium, bushy, upright. Large, semi-glossy, dark green, dense foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 39" to 47" (100 to 120cm). Width: 2' to 32" (60 to 80cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower, garden, hedge, landscape or specimen. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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.
Breeder's notes:
Continuous bloom, very similar to 'Iceberg' with much better flower form.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 16,243 on 7 Feb 2006 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 10/727,539 on 5 Dec 2003 Inventors: Meilland; Alain A. (Antibes, FR)
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) of the new variety was the product of the cross of the `Korbin` variety (non-patented in the United States) and the `Korresia` variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,509). The `Korresia` variety sometimes is known as the `Fresia` variety or the `Friesia` variety. The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the `Jacjem` variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,001). The `Jacjem` variety sometimes is known as the `Sun Flare` or `Sunflare` variety.
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