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'Black Madonna' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Henrique Rodrigues Vivián
HMF Ratings:
48 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
Bloom:
Dark red. Velvety black-red. None to mild fragrance. Average diameter 4.25". Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Medium, bushy, upright, well-branched. Glossy, dark green foliage.
Height: up to 32" (up to 80cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower, exhibition, garden, hedge, landscape, shrub or specimen. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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:
Australia - Patent No: AU833P on 16 Jun 1997 Application No: 1994/094 on 20 Apr 1994 VIEW PBR PATENT'Konrad Henkel' x 'unnamed seedling'. Breeder: W Kordes and Son,
'Korschwama' was first sold in Germany in October 1992. Germany - Patent on 1991 Netherlands - Patent on 1993 South Africa - Application on 1994 United Kingdom - Application on 1993
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