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'Classic Woman ™' rose Description
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HMF Ratings:
40 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD-.
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Hybrid Tea. Registration name: MeigroupyExhibition name: Classic Woman ™
Class:
Hybrid Tea. (Series: Romantica ™)
Bloom:
White, orange-pink shading. Mild, rose fragrance. up to 67 petals. Average diameter 5". Very large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Tall, bushy, upright. Glossy, medium green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.
Height: up to 6' (up to 185cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, garden or shrub. Very vigorous. Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. . Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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. Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 17,970 on 28 Aug 2007 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/271,944 on 14 Nov 2005 Inventors: Meilland; Alain A. (Antibes, FR)
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) of the new variety was product of the cross of the `Meilivar` variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,541) and the `Sunbelt` variety (non-patented in the United States. The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the `Meivildo` variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,895).
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