'Veldfire' Rose

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'Veldfire' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Calif Sue

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Kordes' Rose Wurzburg
• KORgust
• Sunsation (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1986)
• Würzburg

HMF Ratings:

29 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD.

ARS:

Apricot or apricot blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: KORgust
Exhibition name: Veldfire

Origin:

Bred by W. Kordes & Sons (Germany, before 1986).
Introduced in South Africa by Ludwig's Roses in 1988 as 'Sunsation'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Apricot or apricot blend. Mild fragrance. 38 petals. Large, double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Bengali ® (floribunda, Kordes, 1966) × Uwe Seeler ®
pollen:	Cocktail '80

Notes:

Zimbabwe patent application No. 8820 on April 25, 1988