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'KORtanken' rose Description 
  
  
  
  Photo courtesy of Nadene
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ARS: Orange or orange-red Floribunda.Registration name: KORtankenExhibition name: Domstadt Fulda ® 
Bloom: Orange-red.  None to mild fragrance.  Average diameter 3.75".  Large, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.   
Habit: Medium, bushy, compact, dense.  Dark green foliage.  
 Height: 31" (80cm).
 
Growing: USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  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.   
Patents: Australia - Patent No: AU1267P  on  31 Mar 1999 Application No: 1996/082  on  16 Apr 1996   VIEW PBR PATENT ‘Korholst’ syn Holstein 87 by ‘Korbad’ syn Bad Fussing. Breeder: Wilhelm Kordes, Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, Germany. First sold in Germany 1994.
   Germany - Patent No: 2013/557  on  1991   Netherlands - Patent  on  1994 
Notes: From patent: Origin Controlled pollination: ‘Korholst’ syn Holstein 87 by ‘Korbad’ syn Bad Fussing. Breeder: Wilhelm Kordes, Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, Germany. KR |