'MEIlimona61' rose References
Book (Apr 1993) Page(s) 40. Banzai Hybrid Tea, red, pink and cream blend, 1961, (MEIlimona); 'Radar' x 'Caprice (Meilland)'; Meilland, M.L. Description.
Book (1963) Page(s) 15. Dr. A. S. Thomas. New Roses in Victoria Banzai HT. (Meilland, 1961). 'Radar' x 'Caprice'. It has 30 deep pink to light red petals with a lot of deep cream toward their bases. The form is good but fleeting. Bushy plant. The young foliage is deep red. The hybridist is Mme. Marie-Louisette Meilland, widow of Francis Meilland. She did most of the hybridising in the last few years of her husband's life.
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