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• L'Arlesiana
• L'Arlésienne

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Orange blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Fred Edmunds

Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, before 1941).
Introduced in France by Meilland et Cie in 1941 as 'L'Arlésienne'.
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in circa 1943 as 'Fred Edmunds'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1949 as 'Fred Edmunds'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Orange, vermilion edges.  Strong, spice fragrance.  20 to 30 petals.  Average diameter 5.25".  Very large, very double, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Bushy.  Glossy, leathery foliage.  

Height: 30" to 3' (75 to 90cm).  

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  

United States - Patent No: PP 731  on  25 Mar 1947   VIEW USPTO PATENT

The 2 suites "L'Arlésienne" (the woman from Arles) from the opera Carmen were composed by Georges Bizet in 1875.
Fred Edmunds (b. 1872), Director of the Parks and Promenades of Portland and Curator of the International Rose Test Gardens of Portland