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'KORpesh' rose Reviews & Comments
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This is a top rated orange for us. Shreveport is bright orange juice orange, sometimes with a hint of yellow at the flower's base. The blooms are very well shaped, and given in ample amounts. The plant is of medium height, and is quite bushy. No disease of any kind here, regardless of weather. Too bad the supply seems to have dried up since it's a winner in every way.
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What is it about Shreveport that results in a 7.0 rating in the 2021 ARS Handbook for Selecting Roses? Is it winter tender? There must be some faults to render a 7.0 rating.
It is now available from Edmunds' Roses.
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For ARS reports, even if it's for a garden rating, exhibitors can be still hardstuck on rose concepts and judge them based on that.
From a gardeners point of view, its an easy rose, but there is a lot of just foliage going on until the top level where the roses are. Midas Touch has this problem. Also, the canes bust really easy because the candelabras weigh it down due to everything being top-loaded. Further, the foliage isn't pretty. Its mid-green and matte. From a cuttable point of view, the bloom form is very variable.
But the selling points is that the color is nice, and it's a very easy rose to grow. Health is above average for its generation of roses, so it's an okay all-rounder.
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The ratings can be a tricky thing. I don't have data to prove it but I have to believe that California rosarians skew the ratings a great deal. They don't have to deal with blackspot which for most of the country is a real issue. They also have the luxury of not worrying about winter protection. OK - so they get powdery mildew. That is easily controlled compared to blackspot. It can also result in lower ratings. Why is Malibu rated only 7.1? Is it because it won't open in coastal climates? How is Malibu in the warm, humid mid-west? I am hoping it's good since I just planted two of them!
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Yeah, in all of the ARS books, it becomes apparent which districts grow and report more.
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Ah, one of my first roses.
Easy to grow. A lot of color. Stems bend to kiss the ground, which I found annoying. Moderate size, which was nice. Fast rebloom. Not really disease prone here. Muddled centers, but the color made up for that.
Really, the only reason it was replaced, was because the bloom weight kept breaking the canes. Otherwise, it was a nice rose.
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Available as bare root in northern california Lowe's.
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A slight mis-spelling (KORpesch) in the label photo of KORpesh.
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