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'Polka' rose Description
'Polka (floribunda, Meilland, 1959)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
MEIdia
HMF Ratings:
21 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Polka (floribunda, Meilland, 1959)
Origin:
Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, before 1958).
Introduced in France by URS (Universal Rose Selection)-Meilland in 1959 as 'Polka'.
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1960 as 'Polka'.
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1961 as 'Polka'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Pink.  Nilsson-pink.  Moderate fragrance.  35 to 42 petals.  Average diameter 3.25".  Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, high-centered, scalloped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Bushy.  Glossy, leathery foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 1,939  on  10 May 1960   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application  on  24 Jul 1958
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