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'Edith Piaf' rose Description
'Edith Piaf (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1997)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of JDR-ID159686
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
18 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEInical
Origin:
Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, 1997).
Class:
Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Dark red.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:

Height: 2' to 32" (60 to 80cm).  
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:
United States - Patent No: PP 10,633  on  6 Oct 1998   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application  on  10 Apr 1997
Notes:
Edith Piaf was born Edith Giovanna Gassion in the Bellevue section of Paris 19 December 1915. She died 11 October 1963.