'Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale ™' Rose

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'Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale ™' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Dernovaya Maria

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Eternal Flame (floribunda, Kordes 2002)
• Gebrüder Grimm ®
• Gremlin
• Joli Tambour
• KORassenet
• Special Gift

HMF Ratings:

69 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Yellow blend Floribunda.
Registration name: KORassenet
Exhibition name: Gebrüder Grimm ®

Origin:

Bred by Wilhelm Kordes III (1953 - 2016) (Germany, before 2000).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Retail) in 2001 as 'Gebrüder Grimm'.
Introduced in United States by Ashdown Roses Historic Archive in 2007 as 'Gebrüder Grimm'.
Introduced in New Zealand by South Pacific Roses Ltd. in 2018 as 'Special Gift'.

Class:

Floribunda, Shrub.

Bloom:

Orange, yellow reverse. None to mild fragrance. Average diameter 3.75". Large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy, upright. Large, glossy foliage.

Height: 20" to 32" (50 to 80cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 3b through 7b. Very vigorous. shade tolerant. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: AU2972P on 10 Feb 2006
Application No: 2003/152 on 20 Jun 2003 VIEW PBR PATENT

seed parent ‘Bernsteinrose’ x pollen parent (seedling x ‘Korimro’ syn Immensee). The seed parent is characterised by deep yellow flower colour. The pollen parent is a breeding selection in breeder’s private collection. ...Breeder: Wilhelm Kordes, Sparrieshoop, Germany
First overseas sale Germany Oct 2001. First Australian sale Jun 2002.

European Union - Patent on 2000

Germany - Patent on 2000

Parentage:

seed:	Tantau's Bernsteinrose
pollen:	Unnamed Seedling × Immensee (shrub, Kordes 1982)

Notes:

From the Kordes web site: "Novelty in floribundas with nostalgic flowers, its fashionable colour and ist high degree of disease resistance make it a natural choice for beds but also for single plantation."

From patent: Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: seed parent ‘Bernsteinrose’ x pollen parent (seedling x ‘Korimro’ syn Immensee). KR