Rosa 'Louis de Funès'

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Rosa 'MEIrestif'
GenusRosa hybrid
Cultivar'MEIrestif'
Marketing namesLouis de Funès
BreederMeilland International SA

The rose Louis de Funès is a cultivar (type hybrid tea).

It was named by Meilland after the famous French comedian Louis de Funès in 1984.[1]

Description

The shrub is bushy and has large double flowers with twenty petals of an orange nasturtium colour. Flowering begins in May and continues until frost. The life of flowers is long and it gives off a very strong perfume.

See also

Notes and References

  • Encyclopedia of rose science: Volume 3 by Andrew V. Roberts, Thomas Debener, Serge Gudin, éditeur Elsevier, 2003 - 1450 pages
  • The world's best roses by Orietta Sala ISBN 9780136362593