'Visa' Rose

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'Visa' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Harris, Peter G.

Synonyms:

• MEIred

HMF Ratings:

23 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MEIred
Exhibition name: Visa

Origin:

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, 1972).

Class:

Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Red. Mild fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

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) .

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 3,452 on 22 Jan 1974 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

seed:	Baccará ® (hybrid tea, Meilland 1954) × Queen Elizabeth (Hybrid Tea, Lammerts before 1951)
pollen:	Lovita (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1965)

Notes:

Two different parentages reported. See References. 'Lovita' is claimed in the patent, and seems more likely.