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    'ROC-1294' rose Description
    'Cocorico (floribunda, Meilland, 1950)' rose photo
    Photo courtesy of Zuzu's Northern California Garden
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    Commercially available
    Synonyms:
    • Cocorico (floribunda, Meilland, 1950)
    • MEIlano
    HMF Ratings:
    12 favorite votes.  
    Origin:
    Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, before 1950).
    Introduced in France by URS (Universal Rose Selection)-Meilland in 1951 as 'Cocorico'.
    Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1953 as 'Cocorico'.
    Class:
    Floribunda, Hybrid Polyantha.  
    Bloom:
    Geranium-red, golden-yellow stamens, yellow undertones.  Moderate, spice fragrance.  8 petals.  Average diameter 3.25".  Medium, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, open bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
    Habit:
    Upright, well-branched.  Glossy foliage.  

    Height: 39" to 47" (100 to 120cm).  
    Growing:
    USDA zone 6b 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.  
    Patents:
    Netherlands - Application No: 138
    Cocorico, 138, Francis Meilland, Cap d'Antibes (A. M.), Boulevard du Cap (France).
     
    United States - Patent No: PP 1,193  on  9 Jun 1953   VIEW USPTO PATENT
    Ploidy:
    Tetraploid
    Parentage:
    Alain × Orange Triumph
    Notes:
    The breeder was declared as Louisette Meilland at the 1951 Geneva and Bagatelle rose trials.