Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Other: Saucer-shaped
Petal count: semi-double: 8-15 petals
Rose bloom color: Light pink
Extra Bloom Info: Lightly cupped, in small clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Other: Climbing floribunda
Extra Color Info: Salmon-pink fading to pale pink
Growth Habit: Tall, typically 6-9 feet, bushy; up to 12 feet tall according to some sources
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Marie-Louise Meilland, 1960
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 6 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 6-9 feet
Plant Spread: 4-5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Fashion x ((Independence x Orange Triumph) x Phyllis Bide)

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Clair Matin'
  • 'Grimpant Clair Matin'
  • 'MEImont'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2021-08-14
Clair Matin
Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 2018-06-10
digital camera
Location: Bordeaux, France
Date: 2016-06-16
Uploaded by CLUSIANA
Uploaded by CLUSIANA

Photo courtesy of Tasman Bay Roses
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2008-05-02
Uploaded by zuzu
Uploaded by CLUSIANA
Uploaded by CLUSIANA
Uploaded by CLUSIANA
Uploaded by CLUSIANA
Uploaded by CLUSIANA

Date: 2006-05-07
Photo courtesy of: MM
Uploaded by CLUSIANA
Uploaded by AnnKNCalif
Uploaded by kassiap
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2012-06-04
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White petals by AndreA33 Jun 7, 2023 9:31 AM 1

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