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'Chica Kordana ™' rose Description
'Chica Kordana ™' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Jennifer & Jim Hughes
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
5 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium red Miniature.
Registration name: KORprolit
Origin:
Bred by Wilhelm Kordes III (1953 - 2016) (Germany, before 1996).
Introduced in United States by Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. as 'Chica Kordana'.
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Wholesale) in 1998.
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
Red.  None / no fragrance.  40 to 45 petals.  Average diameter 1.75".  Small, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered to flat, reflexed bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Medium, long, pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Compact, upright, well-branched.  Small, glossy, leathery foliage.  5 leaflets.  

Height: 20" to 22" (50 to 55cm).  Width: 16" to 20" (40 to 50cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
Canada - Patent No: 1214  on  16 Jul 2002
Application No: 98-1266  on  11 Mar 1998
Rights revoked on November 24, 2008.
Denomination: 'KORprolit'
Trade name: Chica Kordana
Breeder: Wilhelm Kordes, Sparrieshoop, Germany
 
European Union - Application No: 96/0693  on  21 Jun 1996
Breeder: Kordes. Proposed denomination: KORPROLIT.
 
United States - Patent No: PP 11,154  on  14 Dec 1999   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 09/073'020  on  4 May 1998
Wilhelm Kordes (Jan 1997)
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