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'Eureka ™' rose Description
'Eureka ™ (floribunda, Kordes 2002)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Sheldon, John & Robyn
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Commercially available
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Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Apricot or apricot blend Floribunda.
Registration name: Eureka ™ (floribunda, Kordes 2002)
Exhibition name: Eureka ™
Origin:
Bred by Wilhelm Kordes III (1953 - 2016) (Germany, before 2001).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Retail) in 2002 as 'Eureka'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Light yellow.  Moderate, spice fragrance.  30 to 35 petals.  Average diameter 3.25".  Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters, high-centered to flat bloom form.  Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Upright, well-branched.  Glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.  5 to 9 leaflets.  

Height: 42" (105cm).  Width: 3' (90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b and warmer.  Heat tolerant.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot .  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:
United States - Patent No: PP 15,712  on  5 Apr 2005   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 10/691,234  on  21 Oct 2003
Inventors: Kordes; Wilhelm (Sparrieshoop, DE)
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of a floribunda rose plant named `KORsuflabe` which was originated by me by crossing the variety `TANeitber` (Bernstein-Rose) (not patented), with the variety `JACjem` (Sunflare), U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,001. ... Observations made from plants commencing at two years of age grown in a garden environment at Somis, Calif.
Ploidy:
Tetraploid
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