'KO 00/1131-01' Rose

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'KO 00/1131-01' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of carmenbcdc

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Graziano – The King’s Rose
• KORsouba
• Pink Enchantment
• Rui no Namida
• Souvenir de Baden-Baden ®

HMF Ratings:

56 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

Origin:

Bred by Tim Hermann Kordes (Germany, 1999).
Introduced in Japan by Keisei Rose Nurseries Inc. as 'Rui no Namida'.
Introduced in United States by Newflora™ LLC as 'Pink Enchantment'.
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Retail) in 2008 as 'Souvenir de Baden-Baden'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea. (Series: Eleganza® Collection )

Bloom:

Cream, pink shading, lighter edges. Moderate, rose fragrance. 40 to 45 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat, reflexed, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Medium, bushy, upright. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green, dense, leathery foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.

Height: 39" (100cm). Width: 2' to 28" (60 to 70cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. Hardy. vigorous. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, blackspot resistant.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 21,247 on 31 Aug 2010 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 12/459,102 on 25 Jun 2009

The new variety of rose plant of the present invention originated from a controlled crossing made in a rose breeding program between ‘TANanilov’ and ‘NOAsia’, both non- patented roses....The new rose plant ‘KORsouba’ was selected in May, 2000 from the seedling beds

Parentage:

Violina ® (hybrid tea, Tantau, 1990/1998) × Arosia

Notes:

Rui no Namida = Rui's tears (http://item.rakuten.co.jp/baranoie/c/0000006479/)