'MEIlimona76' Rose

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'MEIlimona76' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Banzai
• Banzai '76

HMF Ratings:

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ARS:

Medium yellow Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIlimona76
Exhibition name: Banzai (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1976)

Origin:

Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, before 1975). Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 1975). Bred by Michèle Meilland Richardier (France, before 1975).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Yellow. Mild fragrance. up to 35 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright. Matte foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: up to 33" (up to 85cm).

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:

United States - Patent No: PP 4,013 on 1 Feb 1977 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 05/622,509 on 14 Oct 1975

Inventors: Meilland; Marie-Louise (Antibes, FR), Meilland; Alain A. (Antibes, FR), Richardier; Michele Meilland (Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, FR)
Parentage: Coed x [(Mejenor 552 x Mesha 566) x Verla]. Three inventors are listed.

Parentage:

seed:	Coed (floribunda, Jelly 1969)
pollen:	[ Unnamed Seedling × Unnamed Seedling] × VERla

Notes:

Meilland used the name 'Banzai' and the code MEIlimona) for two roses; one, a Hybrid Tea from 1961 which we list as 'Banzai (1961), and this one.