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'Corvette ™' rose Description
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ARS:
Orange or orange-red Hybrid Tea. Registration name: KORveco
Class:
Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.
Bloom:
Orange or orange-red. Mild fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Average diameter 4.25". 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. Large, leathery foliage. 5 leaflets.
Height: up to 6' (up to 185cm). Width: up to 42" (up to 105cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer. Can be used for cut flower. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .
Patents:
Canada - Application No: 98-1343 on 8 Apr 1998 Application abandoned on October 14, 2003.
Breeder: Wilhelm Kordes, Sparrieshoop, Germany United States - Patent No: PP 11,189 on 25 Jan 2000 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 09/045,195 on 20 Mar 1998 Inventor: Wilhelm Kordes, Sparrieshoop, Germany. Applicant: Bear Creek Gardens, Inc., Medford, Oregon.
The primary objective was to produce a good cut flower with a long vad life. Parentage: Unnamed Pink Seedling x KORxenna (USPP007510).
Notes:
Jackson & Perkins describes Corvette as an exciting brilliant orange hybrid tea with extremely long, strong stems...
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