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• Antike 89 ™
• Antique (climber, Kordes, 1989)
• Antique '89

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White, near white or white blend Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: KORdalen
Exhibition name: Antike 89 ™

Bred by W. Kordes & Sons (Germany, 1988).

Climber, Floribunda, Cl., Large-Flowered Climber.  

White or white blend, red edges.  Cream with carmine edging upper.  None / no fragrance.  Average diameter 4".  Large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Tall, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, climbing.  Glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 8' to 14' (245 to 425cm).  Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).

USDA zone 4b through 9b.  Can be used for cut flower, garden or pillar.  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..  Remove unproductive wood every third year or so.  

Arena Rose Co.'s Catalog 2000 says Antique 89 produces blush white blooms edged with red...