A new and distinct variety of landscape shrub rose plant is provided which abundantly forms on a nearly continuous basis attractive small brilliant red-pink blossoms having good color stability. The plant exhibits a low, compact and bushy growth habit. Good disease tolerance including resistance to Black Spot has been displayed. The attractive dark green foliage contrasts nicely with the red-pink blossom coloration. The new variety is particularly well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in the landscape.

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   PP17877
Priority
Aug 30 2005
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Aug 30 2005
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Jul 24 2007
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Aug 30 2025
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Meilland, …
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CP Delawar…
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1. A new and distinct landscape shrub rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics:
(a) exhibits a low, compact and bushy growth habit,
(b) abundantly forms in clusters on a nearly continuous basis attractive small brilliant red-pink blossoms having good color stability,
(c) forms very dense dark green foliage having a semi-glossy aspect that contrasts well with the blossom coloration, and
(d) is particularly well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in the landscape;
substantially as herein shown and described.

Botanical/commercial classification: Rosa hybrida/Shrub Rose.

Varietal denomination: cv. Meigalpio.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The new variety of Rosa hybrida shrub rose plant was created by artificial pollination wherein two parents were crossed which previously had been studied in the hope that they would contribute the desired characteristics. The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was a non-patented and unnamed seedling formed by the cross of ‘The Fairy’ variety (non-patented in the United States) and the ‘Kormax’ variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was a non-patented and unnamed seedling formed by the cross of another non-patented and unnamed seedling and the ‘Morpapplay’ variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,548). The parentage of the new variety can be summarized as follows:
(‘The Fairy’בKormax’)×(Unnamed SeedlingבMorpapplay’).

The seeds resulting from the above pollination were sown and small plants were obtained which were physically and biologically different from each other. Selective study resulted in the identification of a single plant of the new variety.

It was found that the new variety of the present invention

The tolerance to diseases is good. During observations to date the plant has been resistant to Black Spot.

The new variety well meets the needs of the horticultural industry and can be grown to advantage in parks and gardens where attractive ornamentation is desired.

The new variety can be readily distinguished from its ancestors. For instance, ‘The Fairy’ variety forms light pink blossoms, the ‘Kormax’ variety forms considerably larger red blossoms having only six petals, and the ‘Morpapplay’ variety forms dark orange-red blossoms having a bright yellow eye.

The new variety of the present invention also can be readily distinguished from the ‘Ruimired’ variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,770) and the ‘Meirutral’ variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,021). The blossoms of the ‘Ruimired’ variety display a lesser developed basal color spot. The ‘Meirutral’ variety displays a dissimilar erect growth habit and forms blossoms that are darker in coloration.

The new variety has been found to undergo asexual propagation in France by a number of routes, including budding, grafting, and cuttage. Asexual propagation by the above-mentioned techniques in France has shown that the characteristics of the new variety are stable and are strictly transmissible by such asexual propagation from one generation to another.

The new variety has been named ‘Meigalpio’.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH

The accompanying photograph shows as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same, in a color illustration of this character, typical specimens of the plant parts of the new variety. The rose plants of the new variety were approximately eighteen months of age and were observed during August while budded on Rosa froebelli understock and growing outdoors at Le Cannet des Maures, Var, France. Dimensions in centimeters are indicated at the bottom of the photograph.

FIG. 1—illustrates a specimen of a young shoot;

FIG. 2—illustrates a specimen of a floral bud before the opening of the sepals;

FIG. 3—illustrate specimens of two floral bud at the opening of the sepals;

FIG. 4—illustrates a specimen of a floral bud at the opening of the petals;

FIG. 5—illustrates a specimen of a flower in the course of opening;

FIG. 6—illustrates a specimen of an open flower—plan view—obverse;

FIG. 7—illustrates a specimen of an open flower—plan view —reverse;

FIG. 8—illustrates a specimen of a fully open flower—plan view —obverse;

FIG. 9—illustrates a specimen of a fully open flower—plan view —reverse;

FIG. 10—illustrates a specimen of a floral receptacle showing the arrangement of the stamens and pistils;

FIG. 11—illustrates a specimen of a floral receptacle showing the arrangement of the pistils (stamens removed);

FIG. 12—illustrates a specimen of a flowering stem;

FIG. 13—illustrates a specimen of a main branch;

FIG. 14—illustrates specimens of leaves with three leaflets—plan view—upper and under surfaces;

FIG. 15—illustrates specimens of leaves with five leaflets—plan view—upper and under surfaces;

FIG. 16 —illustrates specimens of leaves with seven leaflets —plan view—upper and under surfaces; and

FIG. 17—illustrates a cluster of buds.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The chart used in the identification of the colors is that of The Royal Horticultural Society (R.H.S. Colour Chart). The description is based on the observation of eighteen month-old plants during August while budded on Rosa froebelli understock and growing outdoors at Le Cannet des Maures, Var, France.

INVENTORS:

Meilland, Alain A.

THIS PATENT IS REFERENCED BY THESE PATENTS:
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