Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: Single: 1-7 petals
Rose bloom color: Pink blend
Extra Bloom Info: In large clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Extra Color Info: Pink blend with cream center
Growth Habit: Medium, 3-4 feet tall, 3-5 feet wide, very bushy
Fragrance: None
Hybridizer & year: Alain Meilland, 1993
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5 and warmer
Awards: ADR: 1994
AARS: 1996

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 3-4 feet
Plant Spread: 3-5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: (Eyepaint x Nirvana) x Smarty

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Carefree Delight'
  • 'MEIpotal'
  • 'Bingo'
  • 'Potalia'
  • 'Bingo Meillandecor'
  • 'Bingo Meidiland'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Photo by zuzu
Location: Zone 5b, Chicago suburbs
Date: June 25, 2021
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2013-06-12
Photo by zuzu
Location: Zone 5b, Chicago suburbs
Date: June 7, 2021
First bloom on Carefree Delight for this year!
Photo by Newyorkrita
Location: San Jose Municipal Rose Garden
Date: 2008-05-22
Photo by zuzu
Photo by kniphofia

San Jose Municipal Rose Garden

San Jose Municipal Rose Garden
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-05-28
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-05-28
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Location: In my garden 
Date: 2007-08-02
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Location: Rose Garden Center, Tyler, Texas
Date: 2014-05-03
Location: Rose Garden Center, Tyler, Texas
Date: 2014-05-03

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2008-06-19
Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Feb 6, 2014 10:43 PM concerning plant:
    When I decided I wanted to add roses to the garden, Carefree Delight was the first rose I bought and planted. I had read that it was totally disease free and bloomed all summer. Correct on both counts. It is extremely healthy and covered in blooms. By now Carefree Delight is very tall and wide and still a favorite of mine. Always will be a favorite.

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