Family : Rosaceae
Class : Hybrid Tea
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English translation by Peter Thompson
Created in France in 1974 by Marie-Louise Meilland.
Corollas comprising 38 petals, mauve colour, very perfumed.
Variety denomination : MEIlanein
Parentage :
Seed : ‘Sissi’ × ‘Prélude’
Pollen : ‘Kordes’ Sondermeldung’ × ‘Caprice’
→ History of the rose : from the Wild Roses towards a perfect rose.