'Gruss an Heidelberg' Rose

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'Gruss an Heidelberg' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Johno

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Heidelberg
• KORbe

HMF Ratings:

28 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Heidelberg (cl. floribunda, Kordes, 1959)
Exhibition name: Heidelberg (cl. floribunda, Kordes, 1959)

Origin:

Bred by Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (Germany, 1959).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1961 as 'Heidelberg'.
Introduced in France by Vilmorin-Andrieux in 1963 as 'Heidelberg'.

Class:

Floribunda, Cl..

Bloom:

Crimson, rose-red reverse. Carthamus-red. Mild fragrance. 32 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy, climbing. Glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.

Height: 6' to 8' (185 to 245cm). Width: up to 5' (up to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, garden or pillar. Very vigorous. can be grown as a shrub. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).

Patents:

Germany - Patent No: 39 620 031

Parentage:

World's Fair × Floradora

Notes:

Gruss an Heidelberg is an ADR award winner. It is not a Rosa kordesii, as stated in some publications.