Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Russet
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid tea
Other: Florists rose
Extra Color Info: Russet blend
Growth Habit: Tall, 4-6 feet, upright
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Discovered by Alain Meilland, 1994
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 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Russet
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: Sport of: Leonidas

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Terracotta'
  • 'MEIcobuis'
  • 'Terra Cotta'
  • 'My Lovely'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2017-07-09
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Comments:
  • Posted by zuzu (Northern California - Zone 9a) on Dec 8, 2019 12:33 AM concerning plant:
    Terracotta produces beautiful high-centered blooms with reflexed petals. It probably should be classed as a grandiflora because the blooms are carried in clusters. The bloom color is a russet blend of dark brick-red and a slightly lighter shade of brownish-red, fading to a russet tan. Although it's a sport of Leonidas, a famously finicky florists rose, Terracotta is a tall and vigorous rose bush that fights off disease quite successfully.

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