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. |