'MEIfarent' Rose

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'MEIfarent' rose Description

My HMF:

'Solidor (hybrid tea, Meilland 1984)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Solidor (hybrid tea, Meilland 1984)

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium yellow Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIfarent

Origin:

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 1983).
Introduced in France by Meilland et Cie in 1986 as 'Solidor'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Yellow. Mild fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: up to 4¼' (up to 130cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. 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:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Arthur Bell (Floribunda, McGredy, 1959) × Kabuki ® (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1967)
pollen:	Ambassador (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1976) × King's Ransom

Notes:

Source: Solidor
Solidor