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'KORsteimm' rose Description
'Sunstar ® (floribunda, Kordes 1997/2007)' rose photo
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Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
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ARS:
Light yellow Floribunda.
Exhibition name: Sunstar ® (floribunda, Kordes 1997/2007)
Origin:
Bred by Wilhelm Kordes III (1953 - 2016) (Germany, 1997).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Mattocks Roses / Notcutts as 'Strikes Gold'.
Introduced in United States by Newflora™ LLC as 'Lone Star'.
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Retail) in 2007 as 'Sunstar'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Light yellow.  Mild, wild rose fragrance.  35 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 3.75".  Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, flat to cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Short, bushy, upright.  Glossy, medium green foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: up to 32" (up to 80cm).  Width: up to 20" (up to 50cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  Disease susceptibility: disease resistant.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 20,700  on  2 Feb 2010   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 12/228,863  on  15 Aug 2008
Inventors: Kordes; Wilhelm (Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, DE)
The new variety of rose plant of the present invention originated from a controlled crossing in a breeding program of two distinct parents during the summer of 1998. The crossing was between `TANeitber` and an `un-named seedling`.
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