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    'Elle ®' rose Description
    'Elle ® (hybrid tea, Mouchotte/Meilland 1999)' rose photo
    Photo courtesy of pipi
    Availability:
    Commercially available
    Synonyms:
    • MEIbderos
    HMF Ratings:
    89 favorite votes.  
    Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
    ARS:
    Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
    Registration name: MEIbderos
    Exhibition name: Elle ®
    Origin:
    Bred by Jacques Mouchotte (France, before 1999).
    Introduced in France by Meilland International (after 1997) as 'Elle'.
    Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (post 1970) in 2005 as 'Elle'.
    Introduced in United States by Star Roses & Plants (Pennsylvania) in 2005 as 'Elle'.
    Class:
    Hybrid Tea.  
    Bloom:
    Light pink, orange-pink reverse.  Strong, citrus, spice fragrance.  50 to 55 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed, ovoid buds.  
    Habit:
    Short, bushy, compact.  Large, glossy, dark green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

    Height: 15" to 2' (40 to 60cm).  Width: up to 5'10" (up to 180cm).
    Growing:
    USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden.  Heat tolerant.  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: 2002/119  on  16 May 2002   VIEW PBR PATENT
     
    United States - Application  on  3 Apr 2005
    'Meibderos' Application 11/066,819 filed Feb. 28, 2005 which is a continuation of plant patent Applic. No. 10/114,445, filed Apr 3, 2002.
     
    United States - Application No: 20110138508  on  9 Jun 2011
    Inventors: Meilland; Alain A.; (Antibes, FR)
    This is a Continuation of U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 12/654,467, filed Dec. 22, 2009, which is a Continuation of U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 12/232,455, filed Sep. 17, 2008 (now abandoned), which is a Continuation of U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 11/520,613, filed Sep. 14, 2006 (now abandoned), which is a Continuation of U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 11/066,819, filed Feb. 28, 2005 (now abandoned), which is a Continuation of U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 10/114,445, filed Apr. 3, 2002 (now abandoned)....
    The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was the `Purple Splendour` variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the product of the cross of the `Johnago` variety (non-patented in the United States) and the `Meikinosi` variety (non-patented in the United States).
    Ploidy:
    Tetraploid
    Parentage:
    seed: Purple Splendour
    pollen: Chicago Peace × Parador ®
    Notes:
    Breeder listed in the Rose Hills International Trials.