'Frühlingsduft' Rose

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'Frühlingsduft' rose Description

My HMF:

'Frühlingsduft (Hybrid Spinossima, Kordes, 1949)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Woodbury, Celeste

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Spring Fragrance (Hybrid Spinosissima, Kordes, 1949)

HMF Ratings:

48 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Spinosissima.
Registration name: Frühlingsduft (Hybrid Spinossima, Kordes, 1949)

Origin:

Bred by Wilhelm J.H. Kordes II (1891-1976) (Germany, 1949).

Class:

Hybrid Spinosissima.

Bloom:

White, pink shading, light yellow center. Strong fragrance. Average diameter 4.75". Very large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom.

Habit:

Arching, spreading, upright.

Height: up to 13' (up to 395cm). Width: up to 13' (up to 395cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5a through 9b. Can be used for garden or hedge. Very hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

Joanna Hill × Rosa pimpinellifolia L. synonym

Notes:

Some difference of opinion about respective seed and pollen parents, see References.
The Swedish Rose Society recommends Fruhlingsduft for northern Sweden.