'World's Fair' Rose

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'World's Fair' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Johno

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Minna Kordes

HMF Ratings:

26 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Floribunda.
Registration name: World's Fair

Origin:

Bred by Wilhelm J.H. Kordes II (1891-1976) (Germany, before 1938).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1939 as 'World's Fair'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1948 as 'Minna Kordes'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Crimson, ages to scarlet . Moderate, spice fragrance. 18 to 20 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, semi-double to double, cluster-flowered, open bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy. Leathery foliage.

Height: up to 20" (up to 50cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 362 on 13 Feb 1940 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

Dance of Joy × Crimson Glory (hybrid tea, Kordes 1935)

Notes:

The 1939 World's Fair opened in New York on April 3rd. Almost 45 million people attended.