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'MEIrandival' rose Description
'Princess Sayako' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
5 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIrandival
Origin:
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Cream, geranium-red edges.  up to 25 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Very large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Glandular sepals buds.  
Habit:
Dark green, leathery foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 4'1" to 4¾' (125 to 145cm).  
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 - Patent No: PP 5,046  on  3 May 1983   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 06/130,753  on  17 Mar 1980
A new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea rose plant is provided which has double bicolored flowers and vigorous vegetation. The petals are yellowish-white in color suffused with geranium lacquer on the edges.
Notes:
Princess Sayako
Princess Sayako
Princess Sayako is the daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan.
'Princess Sayako' in the Hana Festa garden in Gifu is a pink HT, and thus mislabeled.