'MEIpreston' Rose

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'MEIpreston' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Kathy's Roses in Florida

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Ruby Meidiland ®

HMF Ratings:

6 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Shrub.
Registration name: MEIpreston
Exhibition name: Ruby Meidiland ®

Origin:

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 2001).
Introduced in United States by Star Roses & Plants (Pennsylvania) as 'Ruby Meidiland'.

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Dark red. Average diameter 1.5". Semi-double (9-16 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 39" (100cm). Width: 3' (90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Canada - Application No: 03-3645 on 6 May 2003

Application withdrawn on May 11, 2005.
Breeder: Alain Meilland, Meilland International, Le Luc en Provence, France

United States - Patent No: PP 13,500 on 21 Jan 2003 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 09/759,263 on 16 Jan 2001

Alain A. Meilland, Antibes, France
... semi-double blossoms in clusters that are ruby red... Very good disease resistance... It can be grown to advantage as attractive dense and compact ornamentation in parks, gardens, public areas, and residential landscapes... The new variety is being marketed under the RUBY MEIDILAND trademark.

Parentage:

seed:	Red Meidiland × Scarlet Meidiland
pollen:	The Fairy

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