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'Karl Ploberger Rose' Description
'Karl Ploberger Rose (shrub, Kordes, 1998/2008)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of wrygrass
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
• KORkupmul
HMF Ratings:
13 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
Origin:
Bred by Tim Hermann Kordes (Germany, 1998).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Retail) in 2008 as 'Karl Ploberger Rose'.
Class:
Shrub.  
Bloom:
Yellow, lighter outer petals.  Moderate fragrance.  80 to 90 petals.  Average diameter 3.5".  Medium, very full (41+ petals), cupped-to-flat, old-fashioned bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy, upright.  Large, glossy, dark green foliage.  5 leaflets.  

Height: 5' to 6' (150 to 185cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 5b and warmer.  Can be used for cut flower or garden.  Vigorous.  
Patents:
European Union - Patent No: 29102
Application No: 2009/1455
 
United States - Patent No: PP 22,498  on  21 Feb 2012   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 12/925,236  on  14 Oct 2010
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 an unnamed seedling and another unnamed seedling.
Parentage:
Unnamed Seedling × Unnamed Seedling
Notes:
Dedicated to Karl Ploberger (b. June 20, 1959 Vöcklabruck), Austrian journalist, known for his biological gardening programmes on television