'Message 55' Rose

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'Message 55' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Meban
• MEBAN-551
• MEIban
• Message
• White Knight

HMF Ratings:

17 favorite votes.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Message (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1955)
Exhibition name: White Knight

Origin:

Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, before 1954).
Introduced in France by URS (Universal Rose Selection)-Meilland in 1955 as 'Message'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1958 as 'Message'.

Class:

Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

White, cream undertones. Moderate fragrance. up to 35 petals. Full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long buds.

Habit:

Height: up to 4' (up to 120cm).

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:

Netherlands - Application No: 237

Message, 237, Francis Meilland, Cap d'Antibes (A. M.), Boulevard du Cap (France).

United States - Patent No: PP 1,359 on 1 Mar 1955 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

seed:	Virgo × Peace (hybrid tea, Meilland 1935)
pollen:	Virgo

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