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• Delicia ® (hybrid tea, Kordes 1982)
• KORgatum

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Light yellow Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: KORgatum
Exhibition name: Elegant Beauty

Bred by Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (Germany, 1982).

Hybrid Tea.  

Light yellow, seashell-pink shading.  None to mild fragrance.  20 petals.  Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long buds.  

Tall, bushy, upright.  Large, matte, dark green foliage.  

USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  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.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  

Zimbabwe patent application No. 8828 on April 25, 1988