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'First Love' rose Reviews & Comments
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For some reason, the North American catalogs and websites for 2015 are showing a photo of 'Grand Amore' and not Desmond Tutu.
From what I have seen both online and in-person, Desmond does not have exhibition-style form. Someone correct me if they feel I am wrong.
So, buyer beware. From what I can tell, there has been a photo mix-up! 2 red roses from the same breeder, but different style of plant and blooms.
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KORtutu Archbishop Desmund Tutu was introduced in USA in 2010.
I am not sure what the statement below means:
Large, very double, borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form.
Kordes classifies this rose as a floribunda. It is exceptionally floriferous with clear red blooms and a classic high centered bud form. Slight fragrance. Very good resistance to both black spot and mildew. It performs very well in very hot conditions.
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20 JAN 14 by
 jedmar
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Kordes' site has KORtutu as a Floribunda, but the application to the ARS was made as a Shrub. Both classes are listed.
Born mostly solitary, in small clusters means that while the bloom are in clusters up to about 10, it can also have solitary blooms. The high-centered bud form would be denoted by long, pointed buds, while the bloom is definitely cupped (see photos). The disease resistance is decribed on the Kordes website as slightly susceptible to black spot and mildew, regenerates on its own.
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I saw it locally in person. I can see how it could be classes as MS, GR, HT, or FL. It is kind of a sloppy-shaped rose. The color is great, even in our rain. The foliage is pretty. The plant w/ the flower shape felt very unappealing to me. I passed on buying it, after seeing it grown locally.
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I dislike the practice of renaming roses for the commercial advantage of the nursery re-releasing them.
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I wonder how well 'Schneewitten' would have sold in English speaking countries under that name?
I admit I have never been a fan. The only thing it has going for it, IMHO, is rapid rebloom.
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The patent description of the parents and the characteristics of the foliage make me think it descends from a descendant of Ingrid Bergman and a descendant of one of the Bassino types.
The petals, buds and foliage. Very Ingrid Bergman-like. Especially the bull-nosing and guard petals!
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