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'Sunny Sky ™' rose Description
'Sunny Sky ™ (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1997)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Kathy Strong
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
10 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: KORvestavi
Origin:
Bred by Wilhelm Kordes III (1953 - 2016) (Germany, before 1995).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Wholesale) in 1996 as 'Sunny Sky'.
Class:
Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Yellow.  Flowers copper-yellow. Reverse orange-yellow.  Mild fragrance.  63 to 70 petals.  Average diameter 4.25".  Large, very full (41+ petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Bushy, narrow.  Semi-glossy foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  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 - Application No: 1997/200  on  15 Sep 1997   VIEW PBR PATENT
Korvestavi’ syn Sunny Sky
unnamed seedling by ‘Korbacol’ syn Texas. Breeder: Wilhelm Kordes
First sold in Germany, 1996.
 
Canada - Application No: 98-1386  on  6 May 1998
Application abandoned on July 29, 2004.
Breeder: Wilhelm Kordes, Sparrieshoop, Germany
 
European Union - Application No: 96/0694  on  21 Jun 1996
Breeder: Kordes. Proposed denomination: KORVESTAVI.
 
Germany - Patent No: x  on  1995
 
Netherlands - Patent No: x2  on  1995
Notes:
Jackson & Perkins Greenhouse Roses says the unique copper-yellow coloration of Sunny Sky™ has made it a favorite in Europe.