'Preference ™' Rose

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'Preference ™' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Meibionel

HMF Ratings:

28 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Floribunda.
Registration name: Meibionel
Exhibition name: Preference ™

Origin:

Bred by Jacques Mouchotte (France, before 2003).
Introduced in France by Meilland International (after 1997) as 'Preference'.
Introduced in United States by Star Roses & Plants (Pennsylvania) in 2005 as 'Preference'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Scarlet. None to mild fragrance. 12 to 25 petals. Average diameter 3". Medium, semi-double to double, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, compact, well-branched. Semi-glossy, dark green, dense foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm). Width: 2' to 32" (60 to 80cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or garden. Heat tolerant. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.

Breeder's notes:

Its deep scarlet red flowers will not burn or fade in the heat.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 15,878 on 19 Jul 2005 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 10/727,494 on 5 Dec 2003

Inventors: Meilland; Alain A. (Antibes, FR)
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) of the new variety was an unnamed selection that resulted from the cross of the `Meidanu` variety (non-patented in the United States) and the `Kornita` variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the `Meifiga` variety (non-patented in the United States).

Parentage:

seed:	Tamango ® (floribunda, Meilland, 1965) × Korona (floribunda, Kordes, 1953)
pollen:	Pharaoh (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1967)

Notes:

Jacques Mouchotte mentioned as the Breeder at the Rose trials.