Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Globular
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Pink blend
Rebloom: Good
Class: Floribunda
Other: Romantica
Extra Color Info: Pink and white, occasional yellow tinge
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-5 feet
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Alain Meilland, 1994
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 6 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: 3-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Johann Strauss'
  • 'MEIoffic'
  • 'Sweet Sonata'
  • 'Forever Friends'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-07-25
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Uploaded by zuzu

Date: 2017-06-04
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Location:  Hershey Gardens, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-09-16
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-06-05
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-06-04
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-06-08

At the Huntington Gardens
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-08-20
Growing through ninebark 'Summer Wine'
Location: At a nursery
Date: 2007-09-26
Comments:
  • Posted by chelle (N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and Florida - Zone 9b - Zone 9b) on Aug 23, 2012 5:44 AM concerning plant:
    Own-root, third or fourth year plant gaining reasonably in stature and bloom count each year. Growing and blooming here in about two-thirds shade, and doing remarkably well in competition with other plants and shrubs.
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