Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Deep pink
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid tea
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-6 feet, upright
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Alain Meilland, 1988
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 7 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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 4-6 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 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: (Nirvana x Papa Meilland) x First Prize
Child plants: one child plant

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'The McCartney Rose'
  • 'McCartney Rose'
  • 'MEIzeli'
  • 'Paul McCartney'
  • 'Sweet Lady'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Photo by kbw664
Location: Rose garden
Date: 2011-0620
Location: Rose garden
Date: 2012-0522
Location: Rose garden
Date: 2009-1125
Location: Rose garden
Date: 2010-1017
Location: At a nursery
Date: 2008-05-28
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-04-09
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-04-09
Location: Rose garden
Date: 2012-1024
Location: Rose garden
Date: 2013-0616
Photo by Calif_Sue
Location: Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden
credit: Kelvinsong
Location: At a public garden
Date: 2007-09-26

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