'KO 85/2033-07' Rose

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'KO 85/2033-07' rose Description

My HMF:

'Escimo (florists, Kordes, 1985)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Mike Gleason's Rose Gardens

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Escimo (florists, Kordes, 1985)
• KORcilmo

HMF Ratings:

17 favorite votes.

Origin:

Bred by W. Kordes & Sons (Germany, 1985).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Wholesale) in 1990.

Class:

Florists Rose.

Bloom:

White or white blend. Mild fragrance. 30 to 35 petals. Average diameter 3". Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, long, pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Few or no prickles/thorns. Large foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 3' to 6' (90 to 185cm). Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).

Growing:

Can be used for cut flower. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew.

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: AU832P on 16 Jun 1997
Application No: 1994/093 on 20 Apr 1994 VIEW PBR PATENT

'Lorena' by 'Champagner'. Breeder: W. Kordes and Son of Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, Germany
'Korcilmo' was first sold in Holland in May 1990.

Belgium - Application on 1991

Canada - Patent No: 0928 on 4 May 2001
Application No: 92-125 on 27 Oct 1992

Rights revoked on September 5, 2008.
Breeder: Wilhelm Kordes, W. Kordes' Söhne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co. KG, Sparrieshoop, Germany

Germany - Patent on 1991

Netherlands - Patent on 1991

New Zealand - Patent No: 721 on 18 Sep 1992

United Kingdom - Application on 1991

United States - Patent No: PP 8,580 on 8 Feb 1994 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 07/964,522 on 19 Oct 1992

Wilhelm Kordes (March 1992). The plant patent describes this rose as a floribunda and discloses the parentage.

Parentage:

Lorena ® × Antique Silk

Notes:

Parentage information from US and Australian Patents for this rose. According to the patent, the breeding objective was "to produce a new rose variety having high production and a good vase life." This rose has very high flower production in the greenhouse -- approximately 300 stems per square meter.