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    'Garden of Roses ®' rose Description
    'Joie de Vivre (patio, Kordes 1997)' rose photo
    Photo courtesy of Huyustus
    Availability:
    Commercially available
    Synonyms:
    • Cream Flower Circus ®
    • Cream Veranda ®
    • Joie de Vivre (patio, Kordes 1997)
    • KO 97/1993-01
    • KORfloci01
    HMF Ratings:
    83 favorite votes.  
    Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
    ARS:
    Light yellow Shrub.
    Exhibition name: Garden of Roses ®
    Origin:
    Bred by Tim Hermann Kordes (Germany, 1997).
    Introduced in United Kingdom by Mattocks Roses / Notcutts as 'Joie de Vivre'.
    Introduced in United States by Newflora™ LLC as 'Cream Veranda'.
    Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Retail) in 2006 as 'Garden of Roses'.
    Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Wholesale) in 2007 as 'Cream Flower Circus'.
    Introduced in Canada by Palatine Roses in 2008 as 'Cream Flower Circus'.
    Introduced in Australia by Treloar Roses in 2018 as 'Garden of Roses'.
    Class:
    Floribunda, Patio, Shrub.   (Series: Flower Circus® Collection)  
    Bloom:
    Cream, apricot center.  Mild fragrance.  up to 80 petals.  Average diameter 2.5".  Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, old-fashioned, rosette bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
    Habit:
    Bushy, compact.  Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.  5 leaflets.  

    Height: 20" to 2' (50 to 60cm).  Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm).
    Growing:
    USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or hanging basket.  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  
    Patents:
    United States - Patent No: PP 21,198  on  17 Aug 2010   VIEW USPTO PATENT
    Application No: 11/893,517  on  15 Aug 2007
    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 1997. The crossing was between ‘Taneitber’, a non-patented rose and an un-named seedling.
    Parentage:
    Bernstein-Rose ® (floribunda, Evers/Tantau, 1987) × Unnamed Seedling
    Notes:
    'Garden of Roses' was dedicated to the same-named nursery of Jeanette Griese.