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'Red Corvette ®' rose Description

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Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
10 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: KORhoco
Origin:
Discovered by Hubertus S. G. Hovens (Netherlands, before 1995).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Wholesale) in 1996 as 'Red Corvette'.
Class:
Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Red, pink undertones.  None / no fragrance.  28 to 33 petals.  Average diameter 4.5".  Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Tall, bushy, narrow.  Medium green foliage.  

Height: up to 28" (up to 70cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Can be used for cut flower.  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.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  
Patents:
Australia - Patent No: AU1285P  on  24 May 1999
Application No: 1997/206  on  10 Sep 1997   VIEW PBR PATENT
Spontaneous mutation: ‘Korveco’. Breeder: Hubertus Stefanus Gerardus Hovens, Venlo, The Netherlands.
First sold in The Netherlands, 1996
 
Belgium - Application  on  1997
 
Germany - Patent  on  1996
 
Netherlands - Patent  on  1995
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