Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: double: 16-25 petals
Rose bloom color: White and white blend
Rebloom: Good
Class: Floribunda
Extra Color Info: White with pink edges
Growth Habit: Medium, 3-4 feet, bushy
Fragrance: None
Hybridizer & year: Meilland International, 1988
Optimal growing zones: Zone 6b 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: 3-4 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: White and 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
Awards and Recognitions: Other: Bagatelle Gold Medal 1987
Parentage: Coppelia '76 x Nirvana

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Charles Aznavour'
  • 'Matilda'
  • 'MEIbeausai'
  • 'Pearl of Bedfordview'
  • 'Seduction'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Chicago Botanic Gardens
Date: 2018-08-01
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2023-06-12

Date: 2010-06-22
Photo courtesy of: Yoko Nekonomania

Date: 2010-06-22
Photo courtesy of: Yoko Nekonomania

photo credit:  John Jennings
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-06-06
Uploaded by zuzu
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: Germany, Hamburg, Planten un Blomen Park.

photo credit:  Yoko Nekonomania

Date: 2010-06-07
Photo courtesy of: Yoko Nekonomania
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-07-04
Location: San Jose Heritage Rose Garden
Date: 2008-05-28
Location: San Jose Heritage Rose Garden
Date: 2008-05-28
Location: San Jose Heritage Rose Garden
Date: 2008-05-28

Date: 2011-11-10
Location: Rose Garden Center, Tyler, Texas
Date: 2014-05-03
Uploaded by Newyorkrita

Date: 2010-06-22
Photo courtesy of: Yoko Nekonomania

Date: 2010-06-22
Photo courtesy of: Yoko Nekonomania
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-09-22

Date: May 29, 2011 6:34 PM
Location: Germany, Hamburg, Planten un Blomen Park.
Uploaded by stephgem

Date: 2010-06-07
Photo courtesy of: Yoko Nekonomania

Date: 2010-06-07
Photo courtesy of: Yoko Nekonomania

Date: 2010-06-07
Photo courtesy of: Yoko Nekonomania
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 22, 2013 12:51 PM concerning plant:
    Love this rose. I was really lucky when some years ago I found four shrubs of Charles Aznavour at a local nursery. I have never seen it locally again. Anyway, I bought them, planted them and since then have moved them three times. No more moving, they are in permanent spots now.

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