Rosa
'Meilavio'
Traviata® Rosa
Family |
Rosaceae |
Genus |
Rosa |
Cultivar |
'Meilavio' |
Category |
Woody |
Type |
Shrub (deciduous) |
Synonyms |
Rosa 'Traviata' |
Registered Name |
Traviata® |
Patent Number |
PP#10,845 |
USDA Hardiness Zone |
5 - 9 |
Canadian Hardiness Zone |
6a - 9a |
RHS Hardiness Zone |
H7 |
Temperature (°C) |
-40 |
Temperature (°F) |
-30 |
Height |
0.6 - 0.8 m |
Spread |
0.3 - 0.6 m |
General Description |
A hybrid tea/romantica shrub rose. |
Landscape |
Beds and borders, cut flowers, rose gardens, informal gardens, city and courtyard gardens or as a specimen. |
Cultivation |
Plant in full to partial sun in moist but well-drained soil. Apply a slow release fertilizer in early spring just as leaves emerge. Prune old flowers to encourage re-blooming. |
Shape |
Compact. |
Growth |
Medium |
Pests |
Can be affected by diseases such as black spot, rose rust, or powdery mildew but each are highly unlikely. |
Habitat |
Horticultural origin. |
Bark/Stem Description |
Robust, upright-growing, slightly woody, glaborous medium green to reddish-green stems that don characteristic reddish-green thorns. |
Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
Simple, pinnate deep pinkish-red flower buds appearing terminally as solitary buds, or in bunches of 2 - 3 or 4 - 8. |
Leaf Description |
Finely-serrated, simple-pinnate medium to deep green leaves. |
Flower Description |
Slightly fragrant showy blooms, composed of 100 tightly-arranged whorls of delicate, broad heart-shaped reddish-pink to scarlet petals. When fully mature the blooms almost resemble peonies in the way they 'explode' outward with an abundance of petals. |