Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Medium pink
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid tea
Other: Florists rose
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Alain Meilland, 1963
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)
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
Parentage: White Knight x (Happiness x Independence)
Child plants: 5 child plants

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Carina'
  • 'MEIchim'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: Switzerland, in my garden
Date: 2017-09-16
Location: Switzerland, in my garden
Date: 2016-07-10

Date: 2010-05-13
Photo courtesy of: Yoko Nekonomania

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