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'Jean de la Fontaine ®' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Ericchn
HMF Ratings:
3 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
Class:
Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea. (Series: Romantica ™)
Bloom:
Pink, salmon-orange center.. Strong, fruity fragrance. 100 to 150 petals. Average diameter 5". Very large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Rounded buds.
Habit:
Upright. Glossy, dark green, dense foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 20" to 39" (50 to 100cm). Width: 1' to 20" (30 to 50cm).
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 33,753 on 21 Dec 2021 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 17/322,253 on 17 May 2021 Inventors: Meilland; Alain Antoine (Antibes, FR)
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was the `MEIKOLYMA` variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,764). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was an unnamed seedling (non-patented) which was the product from the cross between another unnamed seedling (non-patented) and the `MEIZINCARO` variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,660)....
The first offer for sale of the new variety was May 27, 2020 in The Netherlands
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