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'Alba Meillandina ®' rose Description
'Alba Meillandina ®' rose photo
Photo courtesy of zita
Availability:
Commercially available
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Average rating: GOOD.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Miniature.
Registration name: MEInabron
Exhibition name: Alba Meillandina ®
Origin:
Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, 1987).
Introduced in France by Meilland et Cie in 1987 as 'Alba Meillandina'.
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
White or white blend.  None / no fragrance.  85 to 90 petals.  Average diameter 2.25".  Large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat, exhibition bloom form.  Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy.  Small, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: 10" to 1' (25 to 30cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  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 7,347  on  9 Oct 1990   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 07/321,143  on  9 Mar 1989
Inventors: Meilland, deceased; (late of Antibes, FR)
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