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• Coral XMas

Registration name: Sonoran Desert

Bred by Michael Garhart (United States, 2016).
Introduced in United States by April and Ashley in 2025 as 'Sonoran Desert'.

Floribunda, Shrub.  

Coral-red, ages to coral-pink .  Average diameter 3.25".  Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, formal bloom form.  Prolific.  

Medium, compact, upright, well-branched.  Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.  

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

Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, very blackspot resistant., very mildew resistant, very rust resistant.  

Tetraploid

Bred to be highly resistant to black spot diseases, as well as improving on downy mildew resistances found in many black spot resistant cultivars. It is also seemingly drought tolerant for its class type. An additional surprise. Tested in the Pacific Northwest, the Deep South, and the Desert Southwest.

Plant architecture is similar to popularly known rose cultivars such as Take It Easy, Double Knock Out, and its various color sports.