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    'Smiles' rose Description
    'Gartenspaß ®' rose photo
    Photo courtesy of Jowita Czyż
    Availability:
    Commercially available
    Synonyms:
    • Garden Delight
    • Gartenspaß ®
    • KO 01/1644-03
    • KORgohowa
    HMF Ratings:
    42 favorite votes.  
    Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
    ARS:
    Orange blend Floribunda.
    Exhibition name: Gartenspaß ®
    Origin:
    Bred by Tim Hermann Kordes (Germany, 2001).
    Introduced in United States by Newflora™ LLC as 'Garden Delight'.
    Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Retail) in 2008 as 'Gartenspaß'.
    Introduced in United Kingdom by Mattocks Roses / Notcutts in 2012 as 'Smiles'.
    Introduced in Australia by Treloar Roses in 2014 as 'Garden Delight'.
    Class:
    Floribunda.  
    Bloom:
    Orange blend, yellow undertones.  Moderate fragrance.  50 to 60 petals.  Average diameter 2.75".  Medium, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed, ovoid buds.  
    Habit:
    Bushy, upright.  Semi-glossy, medium green, leathery foliage.  7 leaflets.  

    Height: 4¼' to 4'11" (130 to 150cm).  Width: 30" to 33" (75 to 85cm).
    Growing:
    USDA zone 5b through 10b.  
    Patents:
    United States - Patent No: PP 22,539  on  6 Mar 2012   VIEW USPTO PATENT
    Application No: 12/925,239  on  14 Oct 2010
    The new variety of rose plant of the present invention originated from a controlled crossing in a breeding program of two distinct parents during the spring of 2001. The crossing was between an unnamed seedling, and another unnamed seedling.
    Parentage:
    Unnamed Seedling × Unnamed Seedling
    Notes:
    "Gartenspaß" (Gartenspass = Garden fun) is the name of a German gardening magazine.