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'Classic Woman ™' rose Description
'Classic Woman ™' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jonnfon
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
39 favorite votes.  
Average rating: GOOD-.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Meigroupy
Exhibition name: Classic Woman ™
Origin:
Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 2004).
Introduced in France by Meilland International (after 1997) in 2007 as 'Cream Yves Piaget'.
Introduced in United States by CP-Meilland Inc/Star Roses (California) in 2007 as 'Classic Woman'.
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 2008 as 'Classic Woman'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.   (Series: Romantica ™)  
Bloom:
White, orange-pink shading.  Mild, rose fragrance.  up to 67 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Very large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, old-fashioned bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Tall, bushy, upright.  Glossy, medium green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: up to 6' (up to 185cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower, garden or shrub.  Very vigorous.  Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. .  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  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.  Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 17,970  on  28 Aug 2007   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 11/271,944  on  14 Nov 2005
Inventors: Meilland; Alain A. (Antibes, FR)
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) of the new variety was product of the cross of the `Meilivar` variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,541) and the `Sunbelt` variety (non-patented in the United States. The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the `Meivildo` variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,895).
Notes:
Meilland sells MEIgroupy as a cut rose under the Name Cream Yves Piaget