Family : Rosaceae
Class : Floribunda
Text and pictures © Giuseppe Mazza
English translation by Peter Thompson
Variety created in France by Meilland in 1990.
Flower with 26 petals, slightly perfumed, in various pink tones on the upper side, and almost cream-white on the underside.
Resistant to diseases.
Variety denomination : MEIpitac
Parentage :
Seed : ‘Prairie Princess’ × ‘Nirvana’
Pollen : ‘Eyepaint’ × ‘Rustica’
Awards :
1991 - All-America Rose Selection
1999 - Modern Shrub Rose : Topeka Rose Society
2000 - Modern Shrub Rose : Tropical Rose Society
2001 - Modern Shrub Rose : Connecticut Rose Society - Topeka Rose Society
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