Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Mauve and mauve blend
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid tea
Extra Color Info: Magenta
Growth Habit: Short, 2-3 feet, upright
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland, before 1977
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: 2-3 feet
Plant Spread: 1-2 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Mauve
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: Baronne Edmond de Rothschild x (Ma Fille x Love Song)
Child plants: one child plant

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Manou Meilland'
  • 'MEItulimon'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: South Australia
Date: 2012-12-13
In a vase indoors
Location: Our Garden Adelaide
Date: 2019-10-27
Rosetime again in Australia
Location: South Australia
Date: 2012-12-13
Location: Mountains of northern California
Date: June 30, 2016
End of day with triple digit temps
Location: Mountains of northern California
Date: June 30, 2016
End of day with triple digit temps
Location: Mountains of northern California
Date: October 23, 2015
Location: Bordeaux, France
Date: 2015-06-18
Uploaded by Beth_NorCal
Uploaded by Beth_NorCal
Location: Bordeaux, France
Date: 2015-06-18

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