'Grouse' Rose

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'Grouse' rose Description

My HMF:

'Immensee (shrub, Kordes 1982)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Simon Voorwinde

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Grouse Immensee
• Immensee
• KORimro
• Lac Rose ®

HMF Ratings:

31 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light pink Shrub.
Registration name: KORimro
Exhibition name: Immensee (shrub, Kordes 1982)

Origin:

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

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Light pink. Mild fragrance. Small, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom.

Habit:

Height: 1' to 18" (30 to 45cm). Width: 10' (305cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 9b. Can be used for ground cover. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).

Patents:

France - Patent No: 1 345 790

Trademark for 'Lac Rose'

Germany - Patent No: 1 032 592

Trademark for 'Immensee'

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

The Fairy × seedling of Rosa wichuraiana Crép. synonym

Notes:

Nigel Pratt of Tasman Bay Roses says this rose has clusters of small, soft pink single flowers on a sprawling bush...

Ploidy supplied by David Zlesak.