'MEIlehagan' Rose

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'MEIlehagan' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of viscount89

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Alexandre Astier ®

HMF Ratings:

1 favorite vote.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

Origin:

Bred by Meilland International (France, before 2023).
Introduced in France by Meilland Richardier in 2024 as 'Alexandre Astier'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Deep pink. (Rose cramoisi). Mild fragrance. 60 to 65 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Rounded buds.

Habit:

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

Height: up to 32" (up to 80cm). Width: up to 32" (up to 80cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 9a.

Patents:

European Union - Application No: 2024/0308 on 2 Feb 2024

United States - Patent No: PP 36,380 on 14 Jan 2025 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 18/615,373 on 25 Mar 2024

Inventor: Alain Antoine Meilland, Antibes (FR)
..The first offer for sale of the new variety was Mar. 31, 2023, in France. ...The feamale parent...of the new variety was an unnamed seedling, which was the product of the cross between 'MEIVILDO' (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,895) and 'DORIS TYSTERMAN' (not patented). The male parent ...of the new variety was an unnamed seedling, which was the product of the cross between 'KORBACOL' (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,617) and an unnamed seedling.....The description is based on a three-year-old specimen....

Parentage:

seed:	Yves Piaget ® × Doris Tysterman
pollen:	Texas ® (hybrid tea, Kordes 1991) × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Source: Alexandre Astier
Christened March 31, 2023 in Lyon. Dedicated to Alexandre Astier (b. June 16, 1974 Lyon), French, actor, composer, musician.