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'Kordes Rose Moonlight ®' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Jay-Jay
HMF Ratings:
50 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
Class:
Climber, Large-Flowered Climber.
Bloom:
Apricot - yellow, ages to light yellow . Flower: copper yellow, lighter when fading and with a touch of pink. Strong, fruity, spice fragrance. 20 to 25 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Medium, semi-double to double, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat, reflexed, rounded bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, pointed, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Tall, climbing, upright, well-branched. Large, glossy, dark green, dense foliage. 7 leaflets.
Height: 8' to 8'2" (245 to 250cm). Width: 38" to 39" (95 to 100cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b and warmer. Can be used for cut flower, garden or pillar. Very vigorous. rain tolerant. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, very blackspot resistant., very mildew resistant.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 16,938 on 1 Aug 2006 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/071,754 on 2 Mar 2005 Inventors: Kordes; Tim-Hermann (Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, DE)
The new variety of rose plant of the present invention originated from a controlled crossing in a breeding program of two distinct parents during the summer of 1994. The crossing was between un-named seedling, a non-patented rose by the same inventor and an un-named seedling, a non-patented rose also by the same inventor.
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