Rosa 'Meiteratol' COLIBRI FARBFESTIVAL® climbing rose (Meilland)

COLIBRI FARBFESTIVAL® is another stunning rose as if artist painted. It produces large, fully double, 8-10 cm across, moderately fragrant flowers in several flushes from June until autumn. They are vibrant purple pink with heavy white highlights. Leaves are mid to dark green, very glossy, and usually healthy. It grows into an upright, short climber about 180 cm tall with almost thornless branches. Bred by Alain Meilland and patented as PP22470 in 2012.

Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way that the grafting point is 3 cm deep in the soil. Water well and cover new shoots with soil or bark mulch about 15 cm high. Roses tolerate wide range of soils but thrive in deep, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, in full sun.

Pruning: rambling or climbing roses are not supposed to be pruned. But it can be shaped and kept smaller by careful pruning. Deadheading will help setting new flower buds. Trusses of spent flowers are best removed just above the first leaf with 5 leaflets.

Last update: 30-06-2020