'The Times' Rose

	Description		Photos		Lineage		Awards		References		Member Ratings		Member Comments		Member Journals		Cuttings		Gardens		Buy From

'The Times' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Huyustus

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Carl Philip
• Carl Philip Kristian IV
• Christian IV ®
• KORpeahn
• KORpean
• KORreahn
• Kristian IV
• Mariandel ®
• The Times Rose
• Timeless Beauty ™
• Times Rose

HMF Ratings:

46 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Medium red Floribunda.
Registration name: KORpeahn, KORreahn
Exhibition name: Mariandel ®

Origin:

Bred by Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (Germany, before 1980).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Retail) in 1986.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Red. [Crimson.] Mild fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 2' to 35" (60 to 90cm). Width: 2' to 30" (60 to 75cm).

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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Tornado ® (floribunda, Kordes 1973) × Redgold

Notes:

Harkness Roses says this rose has ruffled rosettes of deepest crimson, offset by the darkest of glossy foliage...

In the US Patent for the rose POULchris, 'Christian IV' was named as a parent.

[Heirloom Old Garden Roses says Timeless Beauty™ (KORreahn, 'Times Rose') has ruffled rosettes of deepest crimson...]