'MEIleeuw' Rose

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'MEIleeuw' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Gypsy Leonidas

HMF Ratings:

17 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIleeuw

Origin:

Discovered by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, 1997).

Class:

Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Yellow blend. Exhibition bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

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 - Application No: 10/306,411 on 29 Nov 2002

Parentage:

sport of Léonidas (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1995)

Notes:

Carlton Roses says the color of the blooms of this rose are bright golden yellow with reverse of burnt siena...