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Papa Meilland®

Color: Red Class: Hybrid Tea Introduced: 1963 Best Zones: 6-9 Bloom Form: High-Centered Repeat Bloom: Yes

HYBRID TEA - PAPA MEILLAND® Strong Fragrance Velvety Blooms For Cutting & Bringing Inside Award Winning The long, strong stems and velvety, deep red blooms have a long vase life, making this a popular…

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At-a-Glance Profile

Garden Personality

A quick portrait of how this rose grows, blooms, and earns its place in a home garden.

Hybrid Tea Red Strong
Registered Name
• MEIcesar • MEIsar
Breeder
Alain Antoine Meilland (Meilland®)
Seller
Foxview Roses, Fraser Valley Rose Farm, Rogue Valley Roses, Select Roses
Introduced
1963
Best Zones
6-9
3-4 Height
2-4 Width
4.5-5.5 in Bloom Size
25-35 Petals

Bloom Style

How It Shows Up in the Garden

Bloom Form
High-Centered
Fragrance
Strong
Repeat Bloom
Yes

Garden Fit

Where It Is Most Comfortable

Rose Class
Hybrid Tea
Color Family
Red

Background

Breeding and Source Notes

Registered Name
• MEIcesar • MEIsar
Seller Signals
Foxview Roses, Fraser Valley Rose Farm, Rogue Valley Roses

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Seller Listing Price Offers Link
Foxview Roses Papa Meilland® on Fortuniana $35.00
Discount Code 10% • ROSEGEEK10
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Fraser Valley Rose Farm Rosa ‘Papa Meilland’ – Own-Root Potted (9cm) – Rose Farm Canada Search Shopping Cart Toggle Menu Search Shopping Cart Visa Card MasterCard American Express Facebook Instagram YouTube Toggle Menu Close Search Out of stock CAD 20.00 — Visit Seller
Rogue Valley Roses Papa Meilland - Rogue Valley Roses In stock $28.95
ARS Offer 10% • Only available with phone orders.
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Select Roses Papa Meilland Out of stock CAD 69.95 — Visit Seller

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What Growers Notice

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Overview

HYBRID TEA - PAPA MEILLAND®

  • Strong Fragrance
  • Velvety Blooms
  • For Cutting & Bringing Inside
  • Award Winning

The long, strong stems and velvety, deep red blooms have a long vase life, making this a popular choice for cutting gardens. This exhibition rose won the Alexander Gamble Fragrance Medal from the American Rose Society in 1974. It was also elected into the World Federation of Rose Societies Hall of Fame in 1988.

Use For Cutting & Bringing Inside
Breeder Meilland®
Flower Color

Dark Red
Petals

Large, 35
Foliage

Dark Olive Green, Glossy
Scent

Fruity, Very Strong
Size/Habit

Upright,Tall, 3-4' h x 2- 4' w
Light

Full Sun
Zones

9
Water Regularly Until Established
Rose Type Hybrid Tea
Features Fragrant
Collection Bloomables®

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