Rosa 'Miss All-American Beauty'
| Rosa 'Spartan' | |
|---|---|
 Rosa 'Miss All-American Beauty' | |
| Genus | Rosa hybrid |
| Hybrid parentage | 'Chrysler Imperial' x 'Karl Herbst' |
| Cultivar group | Hybrid tea |
| Cultivar | MEIdaud |
| Marketing names | 'Miss All-American Beauty', 'Maria Callas' |
| Breeder | Meilland |
| Origin | United States, 1965 |
Rosa 'Miss All-American Beauty', (aka MEIdaud ), is a hybrid tea rose cultivar, developed by Marie-Louise Meilland in 1965. The cultivar was the recipient of the Portland Gold Medal in 1966 and named an All-America Rose Selections winner in 1968.[1]
Description
[edit]'Miss All-American Beauty' is a tall, bushy, upright shrub, 4 to 7 ft (121—213 cm) in height with a 2 to 3 ft (60—90 cm) spread. Blooms are very large, with an average diameter of 6 in (15.24 cm), with 26 to 40 petals. Flowers are a bright pink, with little fading as the blooms age, but will burn in the sun. The rose has a strong, sweet fragrance.[2] Blooms open from large, ovoid buds, are high-centered, borne mostly solitary, and have a cupped bloom form. The plant is very prickly and has large, leathery, and dark green leaves that do poorly in dry climates. 'Miss All-American Beauty' blooms in flushes from spring through autumn. The plant does best in USDA zone 7 and warmer.[3]
Awards
[edit]- Portland Gold Medal, (1966)[2]
- All-America Rose Selections, (1968)[2]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "Miss All-American Beauty rose". Help me find roses, clematis and peonies. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ a b c Quest-Ritson & Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 247.
- ^ "Rosa 'Miss All-American Beauty'". National Gardening Association. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
References
[edit]- Quest-Ritson, Brigid; Quest-Ritson, Charles (2011). Encyclopedia of Roses (Reprint ed.). DK. ISBN 978-0756688684.
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