'Sunny Sky ™' Rose

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'Sunny Sky ™' rose Description

My HMF:

'Sunny Sky ™ (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1997)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Kathy Strong

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• KORvestavi

HMF Ratings:

11 favorite votes.

ARS:

Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: KORvestavi

Origin:

Bred by Wilhelm Kordes III (1953 - 2016) (Germany, before 1995).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Wholesale) in 1996 as 'Sunny Sky'.

Class:

Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Yellow. Flowers copper-yellow. Reverse orange-yellow. Mild fragrance. 63 to 70 petals. Average diameter 4.25". Large, very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Bushy, narrow. Semi-glossy foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. 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:

Australia - Application No: 1997/200 on 15 Sep 1997 VIEW PBR PATENT

Korvestavi’ syn Sunny Sky
unnamed seedling by ‘Korbacol’ syn Texas. Breeder: Wilhelm Kordes
First sold in Germany, 1996.

Canada - Application No: 98-1386 on 6 May 1998

Application abandoned on July 29, 2004.
Breeder: Wilhelm Kordes, Sparrieshoop, Germany

European Union - Application No: 96/0694 on 21 Jun 1996

Breeder: Kordes. Proposed denomination: KORVESTAVI.

Germany - Patent No: x on 1995

Netherlands - Patent No: x2 on 1995

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Texas ® (hybrid tea, Kordes 1991)

Notes:

Jackson & Perkins Greenhouse Roses says the unique copper-yellow coloration of Sunny Sky™ has made it a favorite in Europe.