Family : Rosaceae
Class : Hybrid Tea
Text and pictures © Giuseppe Mazza
English translation by Peter Thompson
Created in France in 1987 by Marie-Louise Meilland, and dedicated to the famous rose garden of Paris.
Double corollas, almost-white petals with pink-yellow shades, very perfumed.
Does not suit cold conditions, but resists diseases well.
Variety denomination : MEImafris
Parentage :
Seed : ‘Queen Elizabeth’ × ‘Elegy’
Pollen : ‘Laura ’81’
Awards :
1984 - Bagatelle (Paris) : Coupe du parfum (Fragrance Award)
1984 - Geneva Gold Medal
1986 - Poitiers Gold Medal
1987 - Genova Gold Medal
1989 - Association des Journalistes du Jardin et de l’Horticulture : Prix de la Rose
1999 - Rosexpo Montreal : Most Fragrant Rose
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