'Alexandra - Princesse de Luxembourg ®' Rose

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'Alexandra - Princesse de Luxembourg ®' rose Description

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'Alexandra - Princesse de Luxembourg ®' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Rosenschule Ruf

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• KO 00/1379-12
• KORjuknei

HMF Ratings:

43 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

Origin:

Bred by Tim Hermann Kordes (Germany, 2000).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Retail) in 2009 as 'Alexandra - Princesse de Luxembourg'.

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Pink, light pink outer petals. Moderate, sweet fragrance. 100 to 120 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Arching, upright. Semi-glossy, medium green, leathery foliage. 5 leaflets.

Height: 28" to 4' (70 to 120cm). Width: up to 32" (up to 80cm).

Growing:

Can be used for cut flower or garden.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 22,499 on 21 Feb 2012 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 12/925,246 on 14 Oct 2010

The new variety of rose plant of the present invention originated from a controlled crossing in a breeding program of two distinct parents during the summer of 2000. The crossing was between an unnamed seedling and another unnamed seedling.

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Unnamed Seedling

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