Family : Rosaceae
Class : Hybrid Tea
Text and pictures © Giuseppe Mazza
English translation by Peter Thompson
Created in France in 1983 by Marie-Louise Meilland, and known also as ‘Queen Adelaide’ or ‘Royal Brompton Rose’.
Corollas with up to 80 petals, indented and undulated, intense pink in colour and very perfumed.
Variety denomination : MEIvildo
Parentage :
Seed : (‘Pharaoh’ × ‘Peace’) × (‘Chrysler Imperial’ × ‘Charles Mallerin’)
Pollen : ‘Tamango’
Awards :
1982 – Bagatelle (Paris) : Coupe du parfum (Fragrance Award)
1982 – Bagatelle (Paris) : Médaille d’Argent
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