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'Limelight' rose Description
'Limelight (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1984)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Johno
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
28 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Light yellow Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: KORikon
Exhibition name: Limelight
Origin:
Bred by Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (Germany, 1984).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Retail) in 1984 as 'Limelight'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Light yellow.  Strong fragrance.  35 petals.  Average diameter 4.75".  Large, double (17-25 petals), exhibition, high-centered, reflexed bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:

Height: 2' to 30" (60 to 75cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower, exhibition or garden.  Shade tolerant.  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).
Notes:
Zimbabwe patent application No. 8810 on April 25, 1988
 
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