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'Leverkusen' rose Description
'Leverkusen' rose photo
Photo courtesy of The Old Rosarian
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
21 favorite votes.  
Average rating: FAIR.  
ARS:
Light yellow Hybrid Kordesii.
Registration name: Leverkusen
Origin:
Bred by Wilhelm J.H. Kordes II (1891-1976) (Germany, 1954).
Class:
Climber, Floribunda, Cl., Hybrid Kordesii.  
Bloom:
Light yellow.  Mild, lemon fragrance.  up to 30 petals.  Average diameter 3.25".  Medium to large, very double bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Climbing.  

Height: 8' to 10' (245 to 305cm).  Width: up to 8' (up to 245cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b and warmer.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Possibly bred before 1950 - see References.
 
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