'Sweet Home' Rose

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'Sweet Home' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Sweet Home (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1969)

Origin:

Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, 1969).
Introduced in France by URS (Universal Rose Selection)-Meilland in 1969 as 'Sweet Home'.
Introduced in Australia by Ross Roses in 1972 as 'Sweet Home'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Deep pink. Mild fragrance. 35 petals. Large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Leathery foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Jolie Madame × Baccará ® (hybrid tea, Meilland 1954)
pollen:	Baccará ® (hybrid tea, Meilland 1954) × Jolie Madame

Notes:

The breeder code MEIhivano as listed by Modern Roses for 'Sweet Song', but by the nursery jacques Briant for 'Sweet Home'. A synonym?