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'Kiss ®' rose Description
'Kiss ® (floribunda, Kordes 1988)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Thor29
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Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
7 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Orange-pink Floribunda.
Registration name: KORokis
Origin:
Bred by Wilhelm Kordes III (1953 - 2016) (Germany, 1988).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Wholesale) in before 2008 as 'Kiss'.
Class:
Floribunda, Florists Rose.  
Bloom:
Salmon-pink.  Mild fragrance.  Small, double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Short.  

Height: 18" (45cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 5b and warmer.  Vigorous.  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 - Patent No: AU100P  on  10 Jan 1991
Application No: 1989/132  on  8 Dec 1989   VIEW PBR PATENT
The breeder is W. Kordes Sohne, Rosenschulen GmbH & Co, of West Germany. ‘Korokis’ arose from the controlled pollination of ‘Lorena’ by an unnamed seedling.
Patent surrendered in 2018
 
Canada - Patent No: 0930  on  4 May 2001
Application No: 92-127  on  27 Oct 1992
Rights revoked on September 5, 2008.
Breeder: Wilhelm Kordes, W. Kordes' Söhne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co. KG, Sparrieshoop, Germany
 
Germany - Patent  on  1988
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