'Fleurop' Rose

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'Fleurop' rose Description

My HMF:

'Europa (floribunda, Kordes, 1987)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Johno

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Europa
• KORtexung

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: KORtexung
Exhibition name: Europa (floribunda, Kordes, 1987)

Origin:

Bred by Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (Germany, 1987).

Class:

Floribunda, Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Light pink. Mild fragrance. up to 30 petals. Average diameter 3". Medium, very double, borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Medium foliage.

Height: up to 4' (up to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Disease susceptibility: very mildew resistant.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 6,513 on 3 Jan 1989 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: US1987000027619 on 18 Mar 1987

United States - Patent No: PP 6,513 on 3 Jan 1989 VIEW USPTO PATENT

A rose variety of the floribunda class is provided having an extremely long
vase life for the buds and flowers, short to medium length cutting stems
(less than twenty inches), high resistance to powdery mildew, and
excellent flower production of long-lasting, light pink flowers.

Inventors:	Kordes; Reimer (Klein Offenseth, DE)
Assignee:	Jackson & Perkins Company (Medford, OR)

Parentage:

seed:	Unnamed Seedling × Banzai (hybrid tea, Meilland 1961)
pollen:	Mercedes ® (floribunda, Kordes, 1974) × Carol (hybrid tea, Herholdt, 1964)

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