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• MEIgurami

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Floribunda.
Registration name: MEIgurami

Bred by Meilland International (France). Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 1975).
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1977 as 'Coppélia '76'.

Floribunda.  

Light pink.  Light neyron pink.  Large, double (17-25 petals), ruffled bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Dense foliage.  

Height: 30" to 35" (75 to 90cm).  

USDA zone 6b 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.  

Pollen parent was said to be DELage. Refer references.
or possibly DELge. Refer comments.

Used in the breeding of 'Christopher Columbus' (POUstripe), which see.
Also used to breed White Meilland