'Rose Kiss' Rose

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'Rose Kiss' rose Description

My HMF:

'Kiss ® (floribunda, Kordes 1988)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Thor29

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Kiss ® (floribunda, Kordes 1988)
• KORikis
• KORokis

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange-pink Floribunda.
Registration name: KORokis

Origin:

Bred by Wilhelm Kordes III (1953 - 2016) (Germany, 1988).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Wholesale) in before 2008 as 'Kiss'.

Class:

Floribunda, Florists Rose.

Bloom:

Salmon-pink. Mild fragrance. Small, double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Short.

Height: 18" (45cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b and warmer. Vigorous. 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: AU100P on 10 Jan 1991
Application No: 1989/132 on 8 Dec 1989 VIEW PBR PATENT

The breeder is W. Kordes Sohne, Rosenschulen GmbH & Co, of West Germany. ‘Korokis’ arose from the controlled pollination of ‘Lorena’ by an unnamed seedling.
Patent surrendered in 2018

Canada - Patent No: 0930 on 4 May 2001
Application No: 92-127 on 27 Oct 1992

Rights revoked on September 5, 2008.
Breeder: Wilhelm Kordes, W. Kordes' Söhne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co. KG, Sparrieshoop, Germany

Germany - Patent on 1988

Parentage:

Lorena ® × Unnamed Seedling

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