Rosa 'Alain'
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'Alain' is a popular red floribunda rose variety.
It was developed by the Meilland family of France and introduced in 1948, named for present-day company head Alain Meilland, a young boy at the time. The new variety won a gold medal at Geneva that year.
The bright red flowers range up in 8 cm in diameter and relatively flat, which exposes the bright yellow stamens to view. Blooms occur in open clusters, up to as many as nine. The foliage is generally dark.
'Alain' was developed from a cross of 'Guinee' and 'Wilhelm', in turn crossed with 'Orange Triumph'.
Delforge of Belgium introduced a climbing variety 'Climbing Alain' in 1957.
