Data specific to Roses (Edit)
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

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: 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

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Polka'
  • 'MEItosier'
  • 'Lord Byron'
  • 'Polka 91'
  • 'Scented Dawn'
  • 'Twilight Glow'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: My garden
Location: My garden
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-06-02
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Location: Nocona,Texas zn.7 My gardens
Date: 2022-05-10
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-05-07
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2008-01-23
Location: My garden
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Uploaded by zuzu
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-06-02
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-08-08
First bloom on first year plant.
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Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
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San Jose Municipal Rose Garden, CA.
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-07-14
Location: In my Mom's garden
Date: 2014-05-08
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-08-05
Comments:
  • Posted by chelle (N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and Florida - Zone 9b - Zone 9b) on Aug 9, 2012 7:17 AM concerning plant:
    Very pleasant fragrance.
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