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• August Seebauer
• Auguste Seebauer
• Queen Mother (floribunda, Kordes 1944)
• The Queen Mother (floribunda, Kordes, 1944)

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Deep pink Floribunda.
Registration name: August Seebauer
Exhibition name: August Seabauer

Bred by Wilhelm J.H. Kordes II (1891-1976) (Germany, 1944).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1952 as 'Auguste Seebauer'.

Floribunda.  

Deep pink.  Light red.  Mild fragrance.  Large, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed buds.  

Glossy foliage.  

Height: up to 30" (up to 75cm).  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.  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.  

Tetraploid