'KORfrauma' Rose

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'KORfrauma' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Jonathan Windham

Synonyms:

• Kiss Kordana ™ (miniature, Kordes, 1996/2000)
• Kiss Kordana Mini Brite

HMF Ratings:

11 favorite votes.
Average rating: FAIR+.

ARS:

Medium red Miniature.
Registration name: KORfrauma
Exhibition name: Kiss Kordana Mini Brite

Origin:

Bred by Wilhelm Kordes III (1953 - 2016) (Germany, before 1996).
Introduced in United States by Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. in 2000 as 'Kiss Kordana'.

Class:

Miniature.

Bloom:

Red. Cherry-red. None / no fragrance. 30 to 35 petals. Average diameter 1.5". Small, very double, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped, high-centered to flat, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, long, pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Bushy, compact, upright. Small, dense foliage.

Height: 8" to 2' (20 to 60cm). Width: 6" to 18" (15 to 45cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for container rose or garden. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Canada - Patent No: 1211 on 16 Jul 2002
Application No: 98-1262 on 11 Mar 1998

Rights surrendered on October 16, 2005.
Breeder: Wilhelm Kordes, Sparrieshoop, Germany

European Union - Application No: 96/1200 on 6 Nov 1996

Breeder: Kordes. Provisional designation: KORFRAUMA.

United States - Patent No: PP 11,363 on 25 Apr 2000 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 046314 on 23 Mar 1998

Inventor: Wilhelm Kordes (Sparrieshoop, DE) 1997. Assignee: Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. (Medford, OR). Parentage: (KORexung x INTERmoto) x Seedling. The primary objective of this breeding was to produce a new miniature rose variety having a compact, vigorous, upright habit of growth; ability to root quickly from softwood cuttings; rapid flowering; good shelf life as a pot rose; resistance to powdery mildew; and excellent flower color stability... Potted KORfrauma rose plants also have a shelf life, i.e., a good showing of blooms, of at least 18 days after four days of transport... [flowers last] on the plant: Long (14-15 days). As a cut flower: Very long (18 days).

Parentage:

seed:	KORexung × Joy (floribunda, Interplant, 1985)
pollen:	Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Jackson & Perkins Greenhouse Roses says Kiss Kordana has blush-red buds that open to deep pink, cupped and quartered blooms.