'Freude' Rose

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'Freude' rose Description

My HMF:

'Freude (hybrid polyantha, Kordes, 1938)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Johno

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Cheer
• Minnie

HMF Ratings:

16 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Cheer
Exhibition name: Cheer

Origin:

Bred by Wilhelm J.H. Kordes II (1891-1976) (Germany, 1938).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Retail) in 1941 as 'Freude'.
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1941 as 'Cheer'.

Class:

Floribunda, Hybrid Polyantha, Polyantha.

Bloom:

Pink. [Carmine-pink.] Mild, moderate fragrance. Large, semi-double (9-16 petals), double (17-25 petals), globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Short, compact.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Dance of Joy × Golden Rapture (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1933)

Notes:

Modern Roses 10 says this rose is extinct. Vintage Gardens disagrees and the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden grows it.