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• MEIlivar
• The Children's Rose (hybrid tea, Meilland before 1986)

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Deep yellow Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIlivar
Exhibition name: Gina Lollobrigida ®

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 1986).
Introduced in France by Meilland International (after 1997) in 1989 as 'Gina Lollobrigida'.
Introduced in Australia by Ross Roses in 1991 as 'Gina Lollobrigida'.
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1997 as 'Gina Lollobrigida'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Golden-yellow.  Moderate fragrance.  70 to 114 petals.  Average diameter 4.75".  Very large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Upright.  Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).  Width: 3' (90cm).

USDA zone 7b and warmer.  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.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  

Australia - Application No: 1990/109  on  25 Oct 1990   VIEW PBR PATENT
United States - Patent No: PP 7,541  on  4 Jun 1991   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 07/482,716  on  21 Feb 1990

Dedicated to Luigina ("Gina") Lollobrigida (4 August 1927, Subiaco), Italian actress
Participated in the 1988 Monza Competition (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli.)