'Rendez-Vous' Rose

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'Rendez-Vous' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Châtelaine de Lullier
• MEIpobil

HMF Ratings:

28 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIpobil

Origin:

Bred by Meilland International (France, 1987).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Rose-pink. Strong fragrance. up to 35 petals. Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 23' to 39'4" (700 to 1200cm).

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:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Royal Velvet™ (hybrid tea, Meilland 1986) × Chrysler Imperial (Hybrid Tea, Lammerts, 1952)
pollen:	[ Rouge Meilland ® (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1982) × Independence] × Sonia Meilland ®

Notes:

Refer 1992 reference for the parentage.
The Horticultural School of Lullier in Geneva was established 1887.