'Kordesii' Rose

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'Kordesii' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of zlesak

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• K01 AgCan
• R. kordesii
• Rosa kordesii H. Wulff
• R. x kordesii Wulff

HMF Ratings:

50 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep pink Hybrid Kordesii.

Origin:

Bred by Wilhelm J.H. Kordes II (1891-1976) (Germany, 1940).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Retail) in 1951 as 'Rosa kordesii H. Wulff'.

Class:

Hybrid Kordesii.

Bloom:

Deep pink. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 5' (150cm). Width: 5' (150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 3b through 9b.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

Max Graf × Self

Notes:

Rosa kordesii H.Wulff, Züchter 21: 124, Abb.4d,Abb.6c. 1951

In an article in The Rosebank Letter, #33 Sept 15 2000 Dr. Felicitas Svejda reports:
R. kordesii originated from unreduced gametes of the usually sterile R. rugosa x R. wichurana 'Max Graf'.