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• Kordesii
• R. kordesii
• Rosa kordesii H. Wulff
• R. x kordesii Wulff

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Bred by Wilhelm J.H. Kordes II (1891-1976) (Germany, 1940).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Retail) in 1951 as 'Rosa kordesii H. Wulff'.

Hybrid Kordesii.  

Deep pink.  Double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Height: 5' (150cm).  Width: 5' (150cm).

USDA zone 3b through 9b.  

Tetraploid

Rosa kordesii H.Wulff, Züchter 21: 124, Abb.4d,Abb.6c. 1951

In an article in The Rosebank Letter, #33 Sept 15 2000 Dr. Felicitas Svejda reports:
R. kordesii originated from unreduced gametes of the usually sterile R. rugosa x R. wichurana 'Max Graf'.