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'Exciting' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden
ARS:
Orange blend Hybrid Tea. Registration name: MEItizado
Class:
Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.
Bloom:
Orange blend, yellow reverse. None / no fragrance. 50 to 55 petals. Average diameter 4". High-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. 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:
France - Application No: 17450 on 19 Oct 2000 United States - Patent No: PP 14,064 on 19 Aug 2003 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 20020073451 on 12 Jun 2002 Hybrid tea rose plant named 'Meitizado'
Alain A. Meilland, Antibes, France
... double bicolored blossoms that are variegated orange on the upper surface and yellow on the under surface... good resistance to Powdery Mildew and Botrytis... The new variety is particularly well suited for cut flower production under standard greenhouse growing conditions... Parentage: `Korenlo`x`Keitaibu`... stems having a length of approximately 70 to 80 cm... flower shape: high-pointed... diameter: approximately 10 cm on average... fragrance: none... Vase life: approximately 15 days... petal number: approximately 50 to 55 average... productivity approximately 200 to 220 flowers per square meter per year under standard greenhouse growing conditions...
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