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'Limbo ®' rose Description
'Limbo ®' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Rosaholic's Southern California Garden
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
12 favorite votes.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: KORnalist
Origin:
Bred by Wilhelm Kordes III (1953 - 2016) (Germany, before 1999).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Wholesale) in 1999 as 'Limbo'.
Class:
Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Lemon-yellow.  Mild fragrance.  Average diameter 3.75".  Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Bushy, narrow.  Large, matte foliage.  

Height: up to 2' (up to 60cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for cut flower.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot , susceptible to Mildew.  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.  
Patents:
Australia - Patent No: AU2933P  on  22 Nov 2005
Application No: 2001/306  on  2 Nov 2001   VIEW PBR PATENT
seed parent ‘Kormiller’ syn Dream x pollen parent ‘Sandrina’. ...Breeder: Wilhelm Kordes, Sparrieshoop, Germany.
First sold in Germany Jun 1999.
 
European Union - Patent  on  1999
 
Germany - Patent  on  1999
 
New Zealand - Patent  on  2001
Patent surrendered.
 
South Africa - Patent  on  1999
Notes:
Ludwigs Roses says Limbo has large, pointed triangular buds which are quite green at the tight stage... they unfold displaying the green which is flowing over the frilled petal rims towards the green cream of the inside of the blooms...