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Deep pink Miniature.
Registration name: MEIpinjid
Exhibition name: Classic Sunblaze

Discovered by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, before 1985).

Miniature.  

Deep pink.  Mild fragrance.  50 petals.  Average diameter 1.5".  Semi-double (9-16 petals), rosette bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Height: 15" (40cm).  Width: 9" (25cm).

USDA zone 5b 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) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  

Australia - Application No: 1989/021  on  28 Apr 1989   VIEW PBR PATENT
United States - Patent No: PP 5,958  on  28 Apr 1987   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 06/763,996  on  9 Aug 1985