Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Orange and orange blend
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Grandiflora
Extra Color Info: Coral-orange blend
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-5 feet
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Alain Meilland, 1996
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 7 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Orange
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: (Tropicana x First Edition) x Catherine Deneuve

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Lasting Peace'
  • 'MEIhurge'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: Whetstone Park of Roses, Columbus OH
Date: 2016-05-29
Location: Barnes Arboretum, Merion, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-06-09
Location: Whetstone Park of Roses, Columbus OH
Date: 2016-05-29
Location:  Hershey Gardens, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-09-16
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-07-04
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