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'Roxy Kordana' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Shirley Hooper's Idaho Garden
Bloom:
Red. None / no fragrance. 35 to 40 petals. Average diameter 2.25". Small to medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped, high-centered to flat, quartered, reflexed bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, long, rounded buds.
Habit:
Compact, upright, well-branched. Small, glossy, leathery foliage. 5 leaflets.
Height: up to 3' (up to 90cm). Width: up to 30" (up to 75cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. 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:
Canada - Patent No: 1207 on 16 Jul 2002 Application No: 98-1257 on 11 Mar 1998 Rights surrendered on October 6, 2005.
Breeder: Wilhelm Kordes, Sparrieshoop, Germany United States - Patent No: PP 11,148 on 7 Dec 1999 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 09/046,392 on 23 Mar 1998 Wilhelm Kordes (Jan 1996)
Notes:
Jackson & Perkins Greenhouse Roses says Roxy Kordana has fiery-red cupped and quartered blooms.
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