'Candy Cane Cocktail™' Rose

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'Candy Cane Cocktail™' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• 6171 06 E
• MEIriansois

HMF Ratings:

4 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD.

Origin:

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 2013).
Introduced in France by Meilland International (after 1997) in 2016 as 'Candy Cane Cocktail'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Cream, deep pink blending, deep pink edges. None / no fragrance. up to 42 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Medium, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Small buds.

Habit:

Bushy, compact, upright. Glossy, dark green, dense, leathery foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 42" to 4' (105 to 120cm).

Growing:

Disease susceptibility: disease resistant.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 28,661 on 21 Nov 2017 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 14/756,071 on 29 Jul 2015

Inventors: Meilland; Alain A. (Antibes, FR)
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was the product of the cross of the ‘Meichoiju’ variety (non-patented in the United States) and the ‘Meikiji’ variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,785). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the ‘Radtko’ variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,202)...The description is based on the observation of one and one-half year-old plants during July while growing outdoors during July on Rosa laxa rootstock at Le Cannet des Maures, Var, France. .

Parentage:

seed:	Jacqueline Nebout × Destiny (floribunda, Meilland, 1988)
pollen:	Double Knock Out ®

Notes:

From the Knockout family of roses.