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• KO 98/1662-01
• KORpurlig

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Average rating: GOOD+.  

Bred by Tim Hermann Kordes (Germany, 1998).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Retail) in 2009 as 'Purple Rain'.

Shrub.  

Purple blend.  Mild fragrance.  65 to 70 petals.  Average diameter 1.75".  Small to medium, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, rosette bloom form.  Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  Small, leafy sepals, pointed, ovoid buds.  

Arching, bushy.  Semi-glossy foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  
Height of 16" to 20" (40 to 50 cm).  Width of up to 28" (up to 70 cm).

Disease susceptibility: very blackspot resistant., mildew resistant.  

United States - Patent No: PP 21,246  on  31 Aug 2010   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 12/459,096  on  25 Jun 2009
The new variety of rose plant of the present invention originated from a controlled crossing made in a rose breeding program between ‘KORmixal’ a non-patented rose and an ‘un-named seedling’...The new rose plant ‘KORpurlig’ was selected in May, 1999 .