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• Cleopatra (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1994)
• Kleopatra ®
• KORverpea
• New Kleopatra (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1994)
• Peace of Vereeniging

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Red blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: KORverpea
Exhibition name: Kleopatra ® (hybrid tea, Kordes 1994)

Bred by Wilhelm Kordes III (1953 - 2016) (Germany, before 1993).
Introduced in South Africa by Ludwig's Roses as 'Peace of Vereeniging'.
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Retail) in 1994 as 'Kleopatra'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Red, yellow reverse.  Wine red upper; brass reverse.  Mild fragrance.  38 to 48 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Very large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Medium, upright.  Large, glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: up to 3' (up to 90cm).  Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm).

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  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.  

Australia - Patent No: AU1241P  on  31 Mar 1999
Application No: 1996/084  on  16 Apr 1996   VIEW PBR PATENT
Germany - Patent  on  1993
Netherlands - Patent  on  1994
United Kingdom - Patent  on  1993