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Francis Meilland®

The light yellow colored Hybrid Tea rose named Elina.
This rose's location in the garden is SE 3.
This rose's location in the garden is SE 3.
  • Classification: Hybrid Tea  
  • Flower Color:  light pink
  • Flower Size:  5 inches
  • Flower Form: high-centered, cupped
  • Petal Count: 60-65
  • Fragrance: strong, fruity and citrusy
  • Repeat Bloomer: yes
  • Foliage: large, glossy, dark green
  • Plant Height: 3 to 7 feet 
  • Plant Width:  2 feet
  • Growth Habit:  upright
  • Disease Resistant: very disease resistant
  • Hybridizer: Alain Meilland (France)  
  • Registered: 2013, (2006 in France)
  • Parentage: ‘Wimi’ x ‘Rouge Meilland’
  • ARS* Rating: 7.6 (a good rose)
    *American Rose Society Rating

Awards:
  • 2008 ADR Rose, Germany  (roses are observed for 2 years under no spray conditions)
  • 2013 AARS (All-America Rose Selections) award
  • 2014 Pauline Merrell Award for Best Hybrid Tea Rose at Biltmore International Rose Trials USA

Notes:
  • “This rose was named in honor of legendary French horticulturalist, Francis Meilland (1912-1958). Francis Meilland is recognized as creating the famous Peace Rose in 1942.” --- (Wikipedia, “Rosa ‘Francis Meilland’”) retrieved in January 2021.

  • The rose Francis Meilland was the last to be named as an All-America Rose Selections winner in 2013.   “The All-America Rose Selections (AARS) is an award that was given annually, from 1940 to 2013, by the American rose industry to an outstanding new rose variety.” --- (Wikipedia, “All-America Rose Selections”) retrieved in January 2021.       

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