| Bloom size: | Large: 4-5" |
| Bloom shape: | Cupped |
| Petal count: | full: 26-40 petals |
| Rose bloom color: | Apricot and apricot blend |
| Extra Bloom Info: | Large, full, old fashioned bloom form, with ruffled petals |
| Rebloom: | Good |
| Class: | Large-flowered climber Other: Romantica |
| Extra Color Info: | Apricot blend |
| Growth Habit: | Height 4-12 ft |
| Fragrance: | Moderate |
| Hybridizer & year: | Alain Meilland, 1991 |
| 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: | Up to 12 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 5-6 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Other: Apricot blend |
| 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: | (MEIpalsar x Golden Showers) x Lichtkonigin Lucia |
| Child plants: | one child plant |
| mattmackay22 | On February 20, 2015 | Obtained plant |
| KelliW | On October 4, 2018 | Obtained plant from hummingbird roses |
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