Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Deep yellow
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid tea
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-5 feet, upright
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: Meilland Int'l, before 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: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
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: MEIdragelac x MEIkinosi

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Gina Lollobrigida'
  • 'MEIlivar'
  • 'MEIlivr'
  • 'The Children's Rose'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 2014-05-24
Walter Anderson Nursery rose show entry

Gina Lollobrigida in an English garden

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