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'KO 10/8109-03' rose Description
'Spotlight ® (floribunda, Proll/Kordes 2010/23)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of RosTom
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
1 favorite vote.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
Origin:
Bred by Thomas Proll (Germany, 2010).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Retail) in 2023 as 'Spotlight'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Yellow, ages to light yellow .  Mild, sweet fragrance.  30 to 35 petals.  Average diameter 2.25".  Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped, ruffled bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Compact, rounded.  Glossy, dark green foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: up to 36" (up to 90cm).  Width: up to 36" (up to 90cm).
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 37,010  on  14 Oct 2025   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 19/217,038  on  23 May 2025
This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/654,235, which was filed on May 31, 2024, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes.....The first offer for sale of the new variety was in June 2023, on the KORDES website.... created by controlled breeding in May 2010 in Sparrieshoop, Germany ... The female parent ... was an unnamed breeder seedling (not patented). The male parent .... of the new variety was 'WEKvossutono' (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 18,473).
Notes:
Source: Spotlight
Spotlight
Breeding year from Martin Sott interview with Thomas Proll in Baden-Baden.