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'MEIkanaro' rose Description
Photo courtesy of zlesak
HMF Ratings:
49 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD+.
ARS:
Light yellow Grandiflora.
Bloom:
Butter-yellow, lighter edges, ages to cream . Buttercream yellow. Mild fragrance. 33 to 35 petals. Average diameter 3.75". Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Medium, bushy, rounded. 3 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 5½' (165cm). Width: up to 4½' (up to 135cm).
Growing:
Can be used for cut flower or garden. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 23,551 on 23 Apr 2013 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 13/067,926 on 7 Jul 2011 Inventors: Meilland; Alain A. (Antibes, FR)
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was the product of the cross of the ‘Bucbi’ variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,225) and the ‘Meipsilon’ variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the ‘Meironsee’ variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,496).
Notes:
Source: Website Alterarosa. Participant in 2011 competition. Breeder from competition documentation. US patent states Alain Meilland as breeder. [Source: Andre GrandierAndre Grandier'André Garnier' is a synonym for the Japanese market. "André Grandier" is the imaginary 18th century hero of the manga series "The Rose of Versailles" by Riyoko Ikeda.]
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