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• Country Song (shrub, Kordes 1995)
• Heideschnee ®
• KORconta
• Snow on the Heather

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White, near white or white blend Shrub.
Registration name: KORconta
Exhibition name: Moon River ™

Bred by Wilhelm Kordes III (1953 - 2016) (Germany, circa 1995).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Wholesale) in 1996.
Introduced in United States by Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. in 1996 as 'Moon River'.

Shrub.  

White or white blend.  None to mild, spice fragrance.  up to 5 petals.  Average diameter 1.25".  Small, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form.  Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  Small, pointed, ovoid buds.  

Short, spreading, suckers on its own roots.  Small, glossy, dark green, dense, leathery foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 2' to 3' (60 to 90cm).  Width: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm).

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for garden, ground cover or landscape.  Very vigorous.  Disease susceptibility: very mildew resistant, very rust resistant.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  

Germany - Patent No: 1 137 666
United States - Patent No: PP 10,637  on  13 Oct 1998   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/918,423  on  26 Aug 1997

Ludwigs Roses says that if planted on a large embankment, 'Heideschnee' will make its own roots and assist in holding the soil. They also say that the rose breeders, Messrs W. Kordes, have made frequent use of the word heide when naming their roses. A heide is a landscape region in which Heather is the dominant indigenous plant growing and, in the case of this rose, the appearance is like snow in the open heather landscape.

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