'Calibra ®' Rose

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'Calibra ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Paz

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• KORcrisett
• KORcrisette

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Orange or orange-red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: KORcrisett, KORcrisette

Origin:

Bred by Wilhelm Kordes III (1953 - 2016) (Germany, before 1992).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Wholesale) in 1992.

Class:

Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Orange, red reverse. Mild fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Average diameter 3.5". Medium to large, very double, borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, long, pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Upright, well-branched. Medium, dense, leathery foliage. 5 leaflets.

Height: up to 5' (up to 150cm). Width: up to 3.5" (up to 9cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower.

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: AU830P on 16 Jun 1997
Application No: 1994/090 on 20 Apr 1994 VIEW PBR PATENT

'unnamed seedling' by 'unnamed seedling'. Breeder: W. Kordes and Son of Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, Germany
'Korcrisett' was first sold in Germany in May 1992.

Belgium - Application on 1992

Germany - Patent on 1992

Italy - Patent on 1993

Netherlands - Patent on 1993

United Kingdom - Application on 1992

United States - Patent No: PP 9,043 on 17 Jan 1995 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/241,500 on 12 May 1994

Wilhelm Kordes (Oct 1993)

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Parentage information from US Patent for KORcrisette. According to the patent, the breeding objective was "to produce a new rose variety having the cut-flower production, excellent rose life and good flower form of the male parent combined with the good production of cut flowers and longer stem length of the female parent."