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'Roxy Vigorosa' rose Description
'Roxy™ (miniature, Kordes 1998/2007)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Kathy Strong's Del Cerro Garden
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
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ARS:
Deep pink Miniature.
Exhibition name: Roxy™ (miniature, Kordes 1998/2007)
Origin:
Bred by Wilhelm Kordes III (1953 - 2016) (Germany, 1998).
Introduced in United States by Newflora™ LLC as 'Roxy Vigorosa'.
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Retail) in 2007 as 'Roxy'.
Class:
Miniature.   (Series: Vigorosa® Collection)  
Bloom:
Deep pink, violet shading.  None to mild, sweet fragrance.  40 to 42 petals.  Average diameter 1.5".  Small, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form.  Small, rounded buds.  
Habit:
Bushy.  Small, glossy, dark green foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 2' to 28" (60 to 70cm).  Width: 20" to 2' (50 to 60cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 20,743  on  9 Feb 2010   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 12/228,866  on  15 Aug 2008
Inventors: Kordes; Wilhelm (Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, DE)
The new variety of rose plant of the present invention originated from a controlled crossing in a breeding program of two distinct parents during the summer of 1998. The crossing was between `KORmixal` and an `un-named seedling`.
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