Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Light pink
Extra Bloom Info: Up to 80 petals
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid tea
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, upright
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Alain Meilland, 2006
Awards: ADR: 2008
Biltmore Trials Award: Pauline Merrell Award for Best Hybrid Tea, 2014
AARS: 2013

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
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Other: Gold Standard 2009

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Schloss Ippenburg'
  • 'MEItroni'
  • 'Francis Meilland'
  • 'Prince Jardinier'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: My Garden in PA
Date: 2016-06-02

Date: 2022-06-15
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Location: Coastal WA 9A
Date: 2023-09-06
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Date: 2017-07-02
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Date: Spring 2018
Frances Meilland Rose
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Date: 2020-06-17
Location: Switzerland, in my garden
Date: 2017-06-12
Photo by Milljame

Date: 2013-08-08
Photo by robertduval14

Date: 2013-08-08

Date: 2013-08-08

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