Family : Rosaceae
Class : Hybrid Tea
Text and pictures © Giuseppe Mazza
English translation by Peter Thompson
Variety with dark red petals, velvety, created in France in 1979 by Marie-Louise Meilland.
Variety denomination : MEIluminac
Parentage :
Seed : [ ( ‘Scarlet Knight’ × ‘Samourai’ ) × ( ‘Crimson Wave’ × ‘Imperator’) ] × ( ‘Pharaoh’ × ‘Pharaoh’ )
Pollen : ‘Pharaoh’ × ‘Pharaoh’
Awards :
1977 – Lyon Rose Trials : Gold Medal
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