Negresco Rose: Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Key facts

Growth habit

Climber

Flowering

Repeat-flowering

Breeder

Alain A. Meilland

Listed for

United States

Overview

Negresco is a red climbing rose from Alain A. Meilland, patented in 2008 as PP18564 ('Meigrappo') for CP Delaware. The flowers have about 19 petals and are large, around 4.3 in (11 cm) across; the patent describes them as unscented. The plant reaches about 5.6 ft (1.7 m) tall and 4.9 ft (1.5 m) wide. The patent notes very good resistance to black spot. Its moderate size works on a fence, pillar, or small trellis.

Negresco traits

• Red flowers with about 19 petals
• Large blooms about 4.3 in (11 cm) across
• Unscented according to the patent
• Plant about 5.6 ft (1.7 m) tall and 4.9 ft (1.5 m) wide
• Patent notes very good resistance to black spot

Good for

• Fences and trellises
• Pillars
• Cut flowers

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Negresco FAQ

Sowing, care and common problems

Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every rose variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.

• Rose growing guide
• How to Prune Roses: When to Cut and How Hard
• Types of Roses: How the Group Decides the Pruning
• Rose Problems: Black Spot, Powdery Mildew and Aphids
• How to Care for Roses: Feeding, Watering and Deadheading
• Rose Growing Calendar: What to Do in Each Season
• Overwintering Roses: Protecting the Graft and the Canes
• All 309 rose varieties

Source

Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office

The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.