Rose plant--Meiviolin variety

A new and distinct variety of climbing shrub rose plant is provided which forms attractive very double creamy white blossoms which exhibit an ancient rose shape and are edged with carmine pink. The new variety exhibits vigorous vegetation and reflowers well during the summer. Excellent resistance to frost is present. The new variety is well adapted for growing as a landscape planting.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
The new variety of climbing shrub rose plant of the present invention was 
created by artificial pollination wherein two parents were crossed which 
previously had been studied in the hope that they would contribute the 
desired characteristics. The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) of the 
new variety was formed by crossing the Danse Des Sylphes variety 
(non-patented) by the Haender variety (non-patented). The male parent 
(i.e., the pollen parent) of the new variety was the Climbing Pink Wonder 
variety (non-patented). The parentage of the new variety can be summarized 
as follows: 
EQU [Danse Des Sylphes.times.Haender].times.[Climbing Pink Wonder]. 
The seeds resulting from the above pollination were sown and 360 plantlets 
were obtained which were physically and biologically different from each 
other. Selective study resulted in the identification of a single plant of 
the new variety. 
It was found that the new variety of climbing shrub rose plant of the 
present invention possesses the following combination of characteristics: 
(a) abundantly and continuously forms attractive long lasting very double 
creamy white blossoms edged with carmine pink which exhibit an ancient 
rose shape, 
(b) exhibits vigorous vegetation, 
(c) exhibits excellent resistance to frost, and 
(d) is particularly well suited for growing in the landscape. 
The new variety well meets the needs of the horticultural industry. It can 
be grown to advantage as an attractive ornamentation in parks, gardens, 
public areas, and residential landscapes. 
The characteristics of the new variety have been found to be homogeneous 
and stable and are strictly transmissible by asexual propagation from one 
generation to another. 
The new variety has been named the Meiviolin variety.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
The chart used in the identification of colors is that of The Royal 
Horticultural Society (R.H.S. Colour Chart). The description is based on 
two year old specimens of the new variety during June while grown in the 
open air on Rosa froebelii at Cannet-des-Maures, Var, France. 
Class: Climbing Shrub. 
Plant: 
Height.--Approximately 80 to 140 cm. on average. 
Habit.--Climbing. 
Branches: 
Color.--Young stems: light green, Yellow-Green Group 146D. Adult wood: 
light green, Yellow-Green Group 146C. 
Leaves: 
Stipules.--Adnate, pectinate, wide and linear. 
Petioles.--Upper surface: grooved, reddish-brown on young foliage, medium 
green on mature foliage with more or less glandular edges. Under surface: 
light green with some small hooked thorns. 
Leaflets.--Number: 3, 5, and 7 (most often). Shape: oval. Serration: simple 
and regular. Texture: firm. Overall appearance: dense foliage with a 
semi-glossy aspect. Color (young foliage): upper surface: lettuce green, 
Yellow-Green Group 144A, widely shaped with a reddish tint. under surface: 
lettuce green, Yellow-Green Group 144A, widely shaded with a reddish tint. 
Color (adult foliage): upper surface: light medium green, Yellow-Green 
Group 147A. under surface: light green, Yellow-Green Group 147B. 
Inflorescence: 
Number of flowers.--Generally one blossom per stem. 
Peduncle.--Smooth, green, straight, rigid, quite long, approximately 7 cm. 
in length on average. 
Sepals.--Upper surface: tomentose, greenish in coloration. Under surface: 
medium green in coloration with a reddish tint, often with glandular 
appendiculated edges. 
Buds.--Shape: globular. Length: approximately 3.0 cm on average. Color: 
upper surface: greenish creamy white, White Group 155A, edged with a thin 
border of carmine pink, Red Group 52C. Under surface: substantially the 
same as the upper surface. 
Flower.--Form: very double, as a hollow cup with a flat top. Diameter: 
approximately 8 to 10 cm. on average. Color (when opening begins): upper 
surface: creamy white, White Group 155A, edged with a thin border of 
carmine pink, Red Group 52C, and lightly suffused particularly on the 
center petals with pale carmine pink, Red Group 52D. under surface: 
substantially the same as the upper surface. Color (when partially open): 
upper surface: as above. under surface: as above. Color (at end of 
opening): upper surface: creamy white, White Group 155A, lightly diffused 
with pale carmine pink, Red Group 52D. under surface: substantially the 
same as the upper surface. Fragrance: light. Flower duration: long. Petal 
form: flattened with more or less reflected edges. Petal texture: firm. 
Petal number: approximately 55 to 60. Petal drop: good. Stamen number: 
approximately 120 to 125 on average. Anthers: normal, straw yellow in 
coloration and edged with dark ochre. Filaments: normal, yellowish. 
Pistils: approximately 80 to 90 on average. Stigmas: normal, straw 
colored, located beyond the anthers. Styles: free, straw colored with a 
bright violet top, of very irregular heights. Receptacle: medium green at 
dehiscence of the anthers, and in longitudinal section it is wide and in 
the shape of a jug. 
Development: 
Vegetation.--Vigorous. 
Blossoming.--Abundant and continuous. 
Aptitude to bear fruits.--None. 
Resistance to frost.--Very good. 
Resistance to diseases.--Good.