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'MEIdalnu' rose Description
'Mascara (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1992)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Maharaj007
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
9 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIdalnu
Origin:
Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, 1992).
Class:
Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Pink blend.  None / no fragrance.  26 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:

Height: 47" (120cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  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:
Australia - Application No: 1993/184  on  1993   VIEW PBR PATENT
 
United States - Patent No: PP 8,342  on  10 Aug 1993   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 848200  on  10 Mar 1992
The patent abstract describes this rose as a Hybrid Tea which forms fully double blossoms which are a light Rose Bengal suffused with light cherry Red. It is the result of a cross of 'Bridal Pink' x 'Royalty' which produced 11 small plants, one of which was this rose.
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