'Rouge Meilland' Rose

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'Rouge Meilland' rose Description

My HMF:

'Rouge Meilland (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1949)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Happiness
• Rim 1020

HMF Ratings:

44 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Happiness (Hybrid Tea. Meilland. 1949)

Origin:

Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, before 1946).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1951 as 'Rouge Meilland'.
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1951 as 'Happiness'.

Class:

Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Red, ages to crimson . Mild, apple fragrance. 35 to 40 petals. Average diameter 5.5". Very large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Upright.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to rust . 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.

Patents:

Netherlands - Application No: 114

Rouge Meilland (Happiness), 114, Francis Meilland, Cap d'Antibes (A. M.), Boulevard du Cap (France).

United States - Patent No: PP 911 on 3 Jan 1950 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

Marrakech × Léonce Colombier

Notes:

Parentage as given is taken from Alain Meilland's book, Meilland: A Life in Roses. The parentage listed in Modern Roses 10 is actually the parentage of the parents of Happiness --- Marrakech and Leonce Colombier...
Probably referred to as 'Senor 125' before commercialization - see 1946 reference.