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• Matilda ®
• MEIbeausai
• Pearl of Bedfordview
• Seduction (floribunda, Meilland, 1988)

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White, near white or white blend Floribunda.
Registration name: MEIbeausai
Exhibition name: Matilda ® (floribunda, Meilland, 1988)

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, 1988).
Introduced in Australia by Ross Roses in 1991 as 'Seduction'.

Floribunda.  

White, blush edges.  The blossoms are chrome yellow suffused and edged with neyron rose. (Mimosa clair, bordé de rose vénitien).  None / no fragrance.  24 to 25 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form.  Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  

Medium, arching, bushy, compact, mounded, spreading.  Medium, semi-glossy, medium green, dense, leathery foliage.  

Height: 2' to 3' (60 to 90cm).  Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower, garden or landscape.  Hardy.  vigorous.  produces decorative hips.  Disease susceptibility: 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) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  

United States - Patent No: PP 7,667  on  8 Oct 1991   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 07/526,897  on  22 May 1990

Singer/songwriter Charles Aznavour was born in Paris, France, 22 May 1924.