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'KORbolak' rose Description
'Melody (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1991)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
• Melody (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1991)
HMF Ratings:
3 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Light pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: KORbolak
Origin:
Bred by W. Kordes & Sons (Germany, 1991).
Class:
Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Light pink, yellow undertones.  Mild fragrance.  30 to 35 petals.  Average diameter 4.5".  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Large, long, pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Armed with thorns / prickles, upright.  Large, dark green, leathery foliage.  5 leaflets.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower or garden.  Vigorous.  Disease susceptibility: disease resistant.  
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 1989/129  on  8 Dec 1989   VIEW PBR PATENT
Synonym: Melody. Applicant: W. Kordes' Sohne.
 
United States - Patent No: PP 7,509  on  30 Apr 1991   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 07/475,955  on  6 Feb 1990
Wilhelm Kordes. greenhouse environment
Parentage:
Lorena ® × Emily Post
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