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'Deep Purple' rose Description
'Deep Purple (floribunda, Kordes, 1980)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of StrawChicago heavy clay zone 5
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
18 favorite votes.  
Average rating: GOOD.  
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Floribunda.
Registration name: Deep Purple (floribunda, Kordes, 1980)
Origin:
Bred by Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (Germany, 1980).
Class:
Floribunda, Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Purple - red.  Strong fragrance.  32 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 3".  Medium, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy, upright, well-branched.  Medium, glossy, dark green, dense foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 4,672  on  17 Mar 1981   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 06/105,782  on  19 Dec 1979
Parentage:
Zorina × Silver Star ® (hybrid tea, Kordes 1966)
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