'MEIvamo' Rose

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'MEIvamo' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Maurice REYBAUD

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Paris de Yves St. Laurent ™
• Paris d'Yves St. Laurent

HMF Ratings:

46 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Deep pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIvamo
Exhibition name: Paris de Yves St. Laurent ™

Origin:

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, 1994).
Discovered by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, 1994).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) as 'Paris de Yves St. Laurent'.

Class:

Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea. (Series: Romantica ™)

Bloom:

Deep pink. Mild, sweet fragrance. 30 to 35 petals. Average diameter 5". Very large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy. Glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 42" to 4' (105 to 120cm). Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. 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:

Australia - Application No: 1993/181 on 1993 VIEW PBR PATENT

United States - Patent No: PP 8,619 on 1 Mar 1994 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 07/981,059 on 24 Nov 1992

The new variety originated as a spontaneous mutation of the Keiromo variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,138).

Parentage:

sport of Silva (hybrid tea, Keisei)

Notes:

Carlton Rose Nursery says this rose is salmon pink and a consistent performer...