'Louis Blériot ®' Rose

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'Louis Blériot ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Johno

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Ibivers
• Lavender Meidiland
• Meibivers
• Thrive! Lavender

HMF Ratings:

33 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend.
Registration name: Meibivers
Exhibition name: Lavender Meidiland

Origin:

Bred by Meilland International (France, before 2006). Bred by Michèle Meilland Richardier (France, 2008).
Introduced in France by Meilland International (after 1997) in 2009 as 'Louis Blériot'.
Introduced in United States by Edmunds' Roses in 2009 as 'Lavender Meidiland'.

Class:

Polyantha (Europe), Shrub.

Bloom:

Deep pink, lavender reverse, ages to light pink . [Pink.] Moderate fragrance. 20 petals. Average diameter 2.25". Medium, cupped bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Small, rounded buds.

Habit:

Upright, well-branched. Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 16" to 35" (40 to 90cm).

Growing:

Can be used for ground cover, landscape or shrub. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 20,720 on 2 Feb 2010 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 12/314,301 on 8 Dec 2008

Parentage:

seed:	Immensee (shrub, Kordes 1982) × Flower Carpet ® Pink
pollen:	Applejack (shrub, Buck, 1962/73)

Notes:

Self cleaning and always covered with blooms. First lavender ground cover shrub rose to work well on both sides of the country. Mass plantings are very fragrant.