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'Café' rose Description
'Café (Floribunda, Kordes,1956)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Marina's Garden. Crawfordville, FL
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
58 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Russet Floribunda.
Registration name: Café (Floribunda, Kordes,1956)
Origin:
Bred by Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (Germany, 1956).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Samuel McGredy and Son, Nurserymen (Northern Ireland) as 'Café'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1957 as 'Café'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Russet.  Flowers coffe-with-cream color.  Strong fragrance.  Full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Light green foliage.  

Height: 35" to 39" (90 to 100cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or garden.  Vigorous.  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.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Nigel Pratt of Tasman Bay Roses says this rose has large, double flowers of old-fashioned form, creamy coffee in colour...
Often confused in commerce with 'Julia's Rose' (Foliage is different: Young shoots and mature leaves of 'Café' are light green).
 
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