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• KORresia
• Sunsprite

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Deep yellow Floribunda.
Registration name: KORresia
Exhibition name: Sunsprite

Bred by Reimer Kordes (1973) Germany.

Floribunda / Cluster Flowered.  

Deep yellow.  Strong fragrance.  Medium, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Height of 2' to 30" (60 to 75 cm).  Width of up to 2' (up to 60 cm).

USDA zone 5b through 9b.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  

Germany - Patent No: 899 293
United States - Patent No: PP 3,509   VIEW USPTO PATENT

Tetraploid

Some difference of opinion about parentage, see References.