'Marmalade Skies ™' Rose

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'Marmalade Skies ™' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Alpes
• MEImonblan
• Tangerine Dream ™

HMF Ratings:

60 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Orange blend Floribunda.
Registration name: MEImonblan
Exhibition name: Marmalade Skies ™

Origin:

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, 1999).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 2001 as 'Tangerine Dream'.
Introduced in Australia by Corporate Roses Pty. Ltd. in 2010 as 'Marmalade Skies'.
Introduced in Australia by Melville's 'Rose n Garden' in 2023 as 'Tangerine Dream'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Orange blend. None to mild fragrance. 17 to 25 petals. Average diameter 3". Medium, double (17-25 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy. Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm). Width: 3' (90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Shade tolerant. 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) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).

Patents:

Australia - Application No: 2005/299 on 31 Aug 2005 VIEW PBR PATENT

United States - Patent No: PP 12,579 on 23 Apr 2002 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 09/649,216 on 28 Aug 2000

Inventors: Meilland; Alain A. (Antibes, FR)
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) of the new variety was the product of the cross of the `Meidanu` variety (non-patented in the United States) and the `Meichanso` variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the `Korpatri` variety (non-patented in the United States). The `Meichanso` variety sometimes is known as the `Parador` variety, and the `Korpatri` variety sometimes is known as the `Patricia` variety.

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

seed:	Tamango ® (floribunda, Meilland, 1965) × Tchin-Tchin
pollen:	Patricia (floribunda, Kordes 1972)

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