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'KO 06/2298-01' rose Reviews & Comments
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A spectacular saturated orange rose catches the eye from afar. The leaves are shiny and leathery, a dark glossy green. I have planted mine in suboptimal conditions with only 3-4 direct sun in Sydney Australia. It has a bit of powdery mildew therefore but I’m sure would be fine in full sun. Despite the part shade, it is flowering reasonably well. It flowers in clusters, so the stems are short and a small bud vase is needed if cutting. Lasts 3-4 days cut. Colour turns peachy as it ages. The scent is sweet, like a sweet lolly with a hint of fruit. (Like a fruit jelly lolly), of moderate intensity. My second bloom has 110 petals. The growth is arching.
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"`KORgeriora` is a seedling selection which resulted from the controlled pollination of Rosa hybrida `KORaruli` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,352), the seed parent, and Rosa hybrida `KORfocgri` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,353), the pollen parent, during the summer of 2006. As part of a rose development program, Tim-Hermann Kordes germinated seeds from the aforementioned hybridization during the following winter and conducted evaluations and observations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, Germany. The resulting seedlings exhibited distinctive physical and biological characteristics. The new rose plant was selected as a single plant in May of 2007 from the seedling beds due to its superior characteristics and asexually propagated for further evaluation. This new and distinctive rose variety was given the name `KORgeriora`. " -US PP29,500
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Thank you Michael. Patent and parentage added
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I wish Kordes had sold this one instead of Firebird. I was so excited to get Firebird, and it was a massive failure. It grew so much, about up to my face, and bloomed a lot. And within one day, the blooms became very gross. I waited to see its summer bloom. Even worse.
Very healthy train wreck. I tried nuking it with Roundup. It grew back lol. Need to dig it out this winter.
I thought it would be like Sunbeam Veranda or Mango Veranda, but no, this was a skyscraper with cream, puke red, and decaying brown petals lol.
Orangerie woulda been a better choice for intro :[ Or anything fun and not a tragic mess....
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Could you both please post photos/reviews of the skyscraper to the page for Firebird? There is relatively little there, and what I see looks quite attractive to me, particularly in view of the plant's purported health. Finding this review here is not overly helpful to folks researching Firebird. Thanks.
(I wish I thought you were in my neck of the woods -- I suspect I would more than happily take the beast off your hands!)
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I didn't take any. Sorry. It was composted.
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Mine too. The blossoms aged horribly.
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Okay. Thanks for responding. I've taken the liberties of posting a follow-up question about Firebird on the appropriate page. I would be grateful if either of you have any insights. Thanks again!
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