'Mitzi' Rose

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'Mitzi' rose Description

My HMF:

'Mitzi (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1956)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• MEIham 563

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.

ARS:

Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Mitzi (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1956)

Origin:

Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, before 1956).
Introduced in France by URS (Universal Rose Selection)-Meilland in 1956 as 'Mitzi'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1958 as 'Mitzi'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Light yellow, seashell-pink shading, mauve edges. Flowers pearly tints flushed mauve-rose (Jaune d'auréoline nuancé blanc ambré marginé d'un liseré rose malvacé.). Moderate fragrance. 35 petals. Full (26-40 petals), classic hybrid tea bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy, upright. Glossy, dark green foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower or garden.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Peace (hybrid tea, Meilland 1935) × Madame Joseph Perraud
pollen:	Mrs. Pierre S. duPont × Mrs. John Laing (Hybrid Perpetual, Bennett, 1885)

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