'KORmiller' Rose

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'KORmiller' rose Description

My HMF:

'Dream ® (floribunda, Kordes 1997)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Johno

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Dream ®

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend, light pink Floribunda.
Registration name: KORmiller
Exhibition name: Dream ® (floribunda, Kordes 1997)

Origin:

Bred by Wilhelm Kordes III (1953 - 2016) (Germany, before 1996).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Wholesale) in 1995 as 'Dream'.
Introduced in United States by Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. in 2000.

Class:

Floribunda, Florists Rose.

Bloom:

Light pink. [Pink and apricot, salmon-pink shading.] Mild fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Average diameter 4". Medium, medium to large, very double, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, long, pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Few or no prickles/thorns, upright, well-branched. Large, leathery foliage. 5 leaflets.

Height: 5½' (165cm). Width: 42" (105cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower.

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: AU1077P on 30 Jun 1998
Application No: 1996/076 on 16 Apr 1996 VIEW PBR PATENT

(unnamed seedling x ‘Kortexung’ syn Europa) x (unnamed seedling x ‘Koramper’ syn Champagner). Breeder: Wilhelm Kordes
First sold Germany 1995

Germany - Application on 1994

Netherlands - Application on 1994

United States - Patent No: PP 11,269 on 7 Mar 2000 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/985,371 on 4 Dec 1997

Inventor: Wilhelm Kordes (Sparrieshoop, DE) Jan 1996. Assignee: Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. (Medford, OR). Floribunda rose plant having high production of long vase life cut roses of pastel pink flower color on strong, straight stems with few thorns. Parentage: Seedling (Pink) x Seedling (Pink).

Parentage:

seed:	Tamara (floribunda, Kordes, 1990)
pollen:	Frisco ® × [ Champagner ® (floribunda, Kordes 1982) × Spartan (floribunda, Boerner before 1954)]

Notes:

See comments for more on the parentage