Key facts
- Growth habit
- Bush
- Flowering
- Repeat-flowering
- Breeder
- Alain Meilland
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Pink Flamingo is a hybrid tea rose bred by Alain Meilland, introduced in 2006 and patented in 2012 (PP22764, code name 'Meikolyma'). Its large flowers, around 5 in (13 cm) wide, are very full at about 67 to 70 petals, in red-purple tones, with a tea scent. The patent notes good disease resistance in trials. It is also sold as Candy Love. Grow it for big, many-petaled blooms to cut.
Pink Flamingo traits
- Red-purple blooms with about 67 to 70 petals
- Large flowers about 5 in (13 cm) across
- Tea-type fragrance
- The patent notes good disease resistance
- Also sold as Candy Love
Good for
- Cut flowers
- Rose beds
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Flamingo this page | — | Bush | — |
| Abbaye de Cluny | — | Bush | — |
| About Face | — | Bush | — |
| AC De Montarville | — | Bush | — |
| All American Magic | — | Bush | — |
| Always Hope | — | Bush | — |
| Amber Queen | — | Bush | — |
Pink Flamingo FAQ
What kind of rose is Pink Flamingo?
Pink Flamingo is a hybrid tea rose bred by Alain Meilland, introduced in 2006 and patented in 2012 (PP22764, code name 'Meikolyma'). Its large flowers, around 5 in (13 cm) wide, are very full at about 67 to 70 petals, in red-purple tones, with a tea scent.
How does Pink Flamingo compare with other rose varieties?
Pink Flamingo: bush. Similar rose varieties include Abbaye de Cluny, About Face, AC De Montarville. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Pink Flamingo good for?
Pink Flamingo is grown for cut flowers, rose beds.
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.