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• Intrigue (floribunda, Kordes, 1978)
• KORlech
• Lava Flow
• Lava Glow
• Lavaglo
• Lavaglut

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Dark red Floribunda.
Registration name: KORlech
Exhibition name: Lavaglut

Bred by Reimer Kordes (Germany, 1978).

Floribunda.  

Dark red.  Mild fragrance.  24 petals.  Average diameter 2.5".  Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, exhibition, globular bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Medium, compact, upright.  Glossy foliage.  
Height of 2' to 3' (60 to 90 cm).  

USDA zone 5b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower, exhibition or garden.  Vigorous.  heat tolerant.  rain tolerant.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. .  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.  Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).