| Bloom size: | Medium: 2-3" |
| Bloom shape: | Cupped |
| Petal count: | semi-double: 8-15 petals |
| Rose bloom color: | Medium red |
| Extra Bloom Info: | In clusters |
| Rebloom: | Excellent |
| Class: | Floribunda |
| Extra Color Info: | Orange-red |
| Growth Habit: | Typically 2-4 feet, very bushy; suitable as hedge |
| Fragrance: | Mild |
| Hybridizer & year: | Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland, 1978 |
| Optimal growing zones: | USDA zone 5 and warmer |
| 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: | 2-4 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 2-4 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Red |
| Flower Time: | Spring Summer Fall |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip |
| Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
| Parentage: | ((MEIbrim x Jolie Madame) x (Zambra x Zambra)) x ((Tropicana x Tropicana) x (Poppy Flash x Rusticana)) |
| Child plants: | 2 child plants |
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