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• Firefly (floribunda, Kordes, 1939)

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Medium red Floribunda.
Registration name: Holstein

Bred by Wilhelm J.H. Kordes II (1891-1976) (Germany, 1938).

Floribunda.  

Carmine-red.  Mild fragrance.  5 to 6 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, single (4-8 petals), in large clusters, cupped, open bloom form.  Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  

Short, bushy.  Bronze-green, leathery foliage.  

Height: 16" (40cm).  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders or garden.  Hardy.  

United States - Patent No: PP 395  on  14 May 1940   VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage shown on HMF is from the patent application. Modern Roses reports a different parentage.