Abundant 'carpet' flowering of bright red flowers with a white eye — right up to the frosts; carries the ADR quality mark.
Synonyms: Candia Meillandécor
Repeat flowering, in flushes from early summer to the first frosts. Months are approximate, for the climate of Ukraine.
Gold at Madrid · 'Grande Rose du Siècle' (Lyon)
Almost absent — attracts pollinators.
Small, dense, glossy, dark green.
Saturated bright red with a clear white eye at the base of the petals; the reverse is paler
Where to plant. In groundcover masses, borders, slopes, low hedges and large containers; striking as a solid patch of bright red. Highlight: abundant 'carpet' flowering until the frosts, and in autumn plenty of small orange hips that decorate the shrub in winter and feed birds.
Care. One of the least demanding roses: high disease resistance, almost no care or treatments needed.
Name. Candia Meidiland (registered name MEIboulka; synonyms Candia®, Cherry Pie); in Ukraine as 'Kandiia Meiiandekor'. Origin: bred by Alain Meilland, France (bred 1999, on sale since 2006). Awards: gold at Madrid, silver at Geneva, 'Grande Rose du Siècle' (Lyon) and the German ADR mark. Photo: Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0 (author Oksana Matiyeva)
Repeat flowering, in flushes from early summer to the first frosts.
60–80 cm tall, 80–100 cm wide.
Sun; full sun.
Almost absent — attracts pollinators.
