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'Neon ™' rose Description
'Sweet Vigorosa ™' rose photo
Photo courtesy of a_carl76
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
18 favorite votes.  
Average rating: GOOD+.  
ARS:
Deep pink Floribunda.
Registration name: KORdatura
Exhibition name: Neon ™
Origin:
Bred by W. Kordes & Sons (Germany, before 1996).
Introduced in United States by Ashdown Roses Historic Archive in 2007 as 'Neon'.
Introduced in United States by Greenheart Farms in 2010 as 'Neon Balconia'.
Class:
Floribunda.   (Series: Vigorosa® Collection)  
Bloom:
Deep pink.  Pink blooms are open and cupped to show off lovely yellow stamens with a touch of white at the base of the petals.  None to mild fragrance.  Average diameter 2".  Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Medium, spreading, well-branched.  Medium, glossy foliage.  

Height: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for garden, ground cover or landscape.  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  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:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Ploidy:
Diploid
Parentage:
Notes:
Ploidy checked by David Zlesak, 24 Jan 2009
 
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