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    'Sunstar ®' rose Description
    'Sunstar ® (floribunda, Kordes 1997/2007)' rose photo
    Photo courtesy of Rosenschule Ruf
    Availability:
    Commercially available
    Synonyms:
    • Gabriele Gebauer ®
    • KO 97/1993-06
    • KORsteimm
    • Lone Star ® (floribunda, Kordes 1997)
    • Strikes Gold
    HMF Ratings:
    19 favorite votes.  
    ARS:
    Light yellow Floribunda.
    Exhibition name: Sunstar ®
    Origin:
    Bred by Wilhelm Kordes III (1953 - 2016) (Germany, 1997).
    Introduced in United Kingdom by Mattocks Roses / Notcutts as 'Strikes Gold'.
    Introduced in United States by Newflora™ LLC as 'Lone Star'.
    Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Retail) in 2007 as 'Sunstar'.
    Class:
    Floribunda.  
    Bloom:
    Light yellow.  Mild, wild rose fragrance.  35 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 3.75".  Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, flat to cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
    Habit:
    Short, bushy, upright.  Glossy, medium green foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  

    Height: up to 32" (up to 80cm).  Width: up to 20" (up to 50cm).
    Growing:
    USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  Disease susceptibility: disease resistant.  
    Patents:
    United States - Patent No: PP 20,700  on  2 Feb 2010   VIEW USPTO PATENT
    Application No: 12/228,863  on  15 Aug 2008
    Inventors: Kordes; Wilhelm (Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, DE)
    The new variety of rose plant of the present invention originated from a controlled crossing in a breeding program of two distinct parents during the summer of 1998. The crossing was between `TANeitber` and an `un-named seedling`.
    Parentage:
    Bernstein-Rose ® (floribunda, Evers/Tantau, 1987) × Unnamed Seedling
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