This rose was growing in our garden when we took it over, on a trellis against an east facing wall of an iron oxide red shed. An ancient specimen that appeared to be neglected and badly butchered for years. After a good pruning in early spring, a second spring pruning to cut back the yellow canes covered in black spot, and a lot of heavy spraying, this rose grew back with a vengeance, quickly reaching over two meters high with the top cascading out over our heads. The blooms were showy and well formed, but lacked charm and fragrance. The color was clear and bright, but also lacked charm and disappeared against the color of the wall. We replaced the entire plant after painting the shed.

Hi ,
Sorry to disturb, but i found it rather confusing first to write is a x kordesii hybrid and then saying it is not . Even thought it is totally understandable . It would be nicer to get rid of one of the 2 information please
Cheers
Giulio

I've picked up from Sam McGredy's breeding records (and added the 2008 reference) another parentage for 'Heidelberg'.

To distinguish between the 1959 and the 2009 'Heidelberg's, the class, breeder and date are added
to the HelpMefind listing name. Because of the 1983 reference and the Note on the main page, it looks as though the name should be changed from 'Heidelberg' (hybrid kordesii, Kordes, 1959 to 'Heidelberg' (shrub, Kordes, 1959).