'Big, Big Brandenburg' Rose

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'Big, Big Brandenburg' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Bradenbourg
• Brandenburg

HMF Ratings:

23 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange or orange-red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Brandenburg

Origin:

Bred by Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (Germany, 1965).
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1966 as 'Brandenburg'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Deep salmon-pink. Moderate fragrance. 40 petals. Average diameter 4.5". Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered to flat, quilled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, pointed buds.

Habit:

Upright. Medium, dark green, leathery foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower or garden. Very vigorous.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 2,810 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

seed:	Spartan (floribunda, Boerner before 1954) × Prima Ballerina ® (hybrid tea, Tantau, 1957)
pollen:	Karl Herbst

Notes:

Differences of opinion about breeder, see References.

Per patent breeder was Reimer Kordes