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'Tiz-7248' rose Description
'Tzigane (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1951)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jacekk
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
13 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Red blend Hybrid Tea.
Origin:
Bred by Charles Mallerin (France, before 1951). Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, 1951).
Introduced in France by URS (Universal Rose Selection)-Meilland in 1951 as 'Tzigane'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1953 as 'Tzigane'.
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1955 as 'Tzigane'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Vermilion, golden-yellow reverse.  Cupped to cactus form.  Strong fragrance.  up to 45 petals.  Large, very full (41+ petals), cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Bushy, upright.  Glossy, bronze-green, leathery foliage.  

Height: 2' (60cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew.  
Patents:
Netherlands - Application No: 140
Tzigane, 140, Francis Meilland, Cap d'Antibes (A. M.), Boulevard du Cap (France).
 
United States - Patent No: PP 1,188  on  19 May 1953   VIEW USPTO PATENT
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