Family : Rosaceae
Class : Hybrid Tea
Text and pictures © Giuseppe Mazza
English translation by Peter Thompson
Created in France in 1979 by Marie-Louise Meilland, often bears more than one corolla per branch.
Up to 45 magenta-fuchsia petals, slightly perfumed.
It grows well in all climates, but loves the sun of Provence, where it was born.
Variety denomination : MEItulimon
Parentage :
Seed : ‘Baronne Edmond de Rothschild’ × ‘Baronne Edmond de Rothschild’
Pollen : ‘Ma Fille’ × ‘Love Song’
Awards :
1979 - Bagatelle (Paris) : Médaille d’Argent
1980 - New Zealand Rose Trials : Gold Medal
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