'Koba' Rose

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'Koba' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Bug_girl

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• MEIroverna

HMF Ratings:

3 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange or orange-red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIroverna
Exhibition name: Koba

Origin:

Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, 1979).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Vermilion and pink. Mild fragrance. 40 petals. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Dark green foliage.

Height: 39" to 43" (100 to 110cm).

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:	[ Unnamed Seedling × Rouge Meilland (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1949)] × Independence
pollen:	Queen Elizabeth (Hybrid Tea, Lammerts before 1951)

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