'Myrna's Dream™' Rose

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'Myrna's Dream™' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Johno

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• KORdrekes

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.

ARS:

Apricot or apricot blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: KORdrekes

Origin:

Discovered by Petrus (Peet) Kester (Netherlands, before 1995). Discovered by Hette Spek (Netherlands, before 1995).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Retail) in 1998.

Class:

Floribunda, Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Light apricot. Flowers light apricot. Mild fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Average diameter 3.75". Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Medium, bushy, narrow, upright, well-branched. Large, matte, medium green, leathery foliage. 5 leaflets.

Height: 5' to 5½' (150 to 165cm). Width: 42" (105cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for cut flower. 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.

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: AU2730P on 25 May 2005
Application No: 1999/204 on 12 Jul 1999 VIEW PBR PATENT

Spontaneous mutation: parent ‘Kormiller’ syn Dream (1996/076). ...Breeder: P.W.M. Kester, Honselersdijk, The Netherlands.
First overseas sale The Netherlands Feb 1996.

Canada - Application No: 98-1385 on 6 May 1998

Application withdrawn on April 19, 2004.
Breeder: Wilhelm Kordes, Sparrieshoop, Germany

France - Patent on 1998

Patent surrendered

Germany - Patent on 1996

Patent surrendered

Netherlands - Patent on 1995

Patent surrendered

United States - Patent No: PP 11,388 on 23 May 2000 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 09/139,070 on 24 Aug 1998

Inventors: Petrus W.M. Kester (Honselersdijk, NL); Hette Spek (Boskoop, NL) Jan 1997. Assignee: Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. (Medford, OR). A new floribunda characterized particularly by its orange flower color; high flower production; excellent vase life; good shipping qualities; and very vigorous growth habit... discovered as a mutation of KORmiller growing in a greenhouse in Honselersdijk, Holland, which bore an orange flower as compared to the pastel pink flowers of KORmiller.

Parentage:

sport of KORmiller

Notes:

Treloar Roses says Myrna's Dream is another sport of 'Dream'. The two roses are identical in every way except for color -- 'Myrna's Dream' is light apricot...
According to the Canadian Plant Breeders' Rights Office, an application (No. 98-1385) for KORdrekes was filed by Bear Creek Gardens, Inc.