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'Independence' rose References
Book  (1978)  Page(s) 124.  
 
'Independence'    Medium —    Deep  vermilion Remontant    P2    H2 
The  colours and health promised by 'Baby Château'  became reality when Wilhelm Kordes introduced  his  `Kordes' Sondermeldung';  which  means his special announcement,  or  news flash. Nobody  knew how  to describe  the colour; orange scarlet was already trite, having been applied a good way across the spectrum. Words like cinnabar and red lead appeared in rose catalogues. The name was changed to 'Geranium',  then 'Independence', and 'Reina Elisenda' was also used.  Apart from its  colour when  young, it was an ugly rose, horribly changing to magenta, with flowers too few for a Floribunda, too small for a Hybrid Tea, wagging on weak  stems. But it brought pollen and seed which were tools to the benefit of the future. It was from 'Baby Château' x  'Crimson Glory'; not a straight cross, but a self-set seed from a plant of that parentage. Although it was introduced in America in 1951,  and in Britain a year earlier, it had been on sale in Germany since 1943. 'Independence'  was the first rose with a large flower to contain the pigment pelargonidum, responsible for geranium red colours.
Book  (1971)  Page(s) 45.  
 
The gene for true orange was not in any rose... and now there are several oranges and orange scarlets because of the mutation that gave Kordes' 'Independence'...
Book  (1960)  Page(s) 27.  
 
C. H. Isaac.  The Floribunda Roses.
Kordes' Sondermeldung Introduced an indefinable cinnamon orange suffusion which was new.
Website/Catalog  (1960)  Page(s) 24.  
 
INDEPENDENCE (Sondermeldung) (Kordès 1951). Grosses fleurs bien doubles rouge de carthame à revers rouge géranium.  + [conseillées pour fleurs coupées de plein air].
Book  (1958)  Page(s) 166.  
 
Independence (Kordes' Sondermeldung in Germany; Reine Elisenda in Spain). F. (Kordes; int. J&P, '51.) F2 seedling (Baby Château X Crimson Glory). Bud urn shaped; fl. large (4½ in.), dbl. (35 petals), cupped, fragrant, pure scarlet. Fol. glossy, dark. Well branched. (28) Pl. Pat. 1036. Bagatelle Gold Medal, '43; NRS Gold Medal, '50.
Book  (1957)  Page(s) 90.  
 
polyanthas:
Kordes Sondermeldung, 1950, brick-red, double, 60cm.
Website/Catalog  (1957)  Page(s) 28.  
 
INDEPENDENCE (Sondermeldung) (Kordès 1951). Grosses fleurs bien doubles rouge de carthame à revers rouge géranium.
Book  (1955)  Page(s) 22.  
 
Harry H. Hazlewood. Some New Roses for 1955. 
Kordes' Sondermeldung (Kordes, 1950): Registered as 'Independence' in England and America, is a vigorous grower with large double orange-scarlet blooms borne above glossy foliage. It is a particularly attractive colour which stands our Australian heat very well. It is winning friends in many directions.
Website/Catalog  (1955)  Page(s) 9.  
 
INDEPENDENCE (Sondermeldung) (Kordès 1951). ....Grosses fleurs bien doubles rouge de carthame à revers rouge géranium. Végétation assez élevée et un peu divergente.
Médaille d'Or Bagatelle 1943.
Book  (1955)  Page(s) 111.  
 
'Independence' (Kordes Sondermeldung). A polyantha-hybrid with the floral character of a tea-hybrid. The large, well-formed blooms are set singly, either several together or in large clusters. The plant is healthy and hardy, blooms continuously, and its colouring looks like velvet in the sun. Excellent in the garden, for decoration or for forcing. Will certainly be in widespread cultivation in coming years. Moderately fragrant. Tall.
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