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• Red Corsair
• Roter Korsar ®
• Temptress (shrub, Kordes, 2004)
• Vittel

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Dark red Shrub.
Registration name: KORromalu
Exhibition name: Roter Korsar ®

Bred by W. Kordes & Sons (Germany, 2004).
Introduced in Canada by Palatine Roses in 2007 as 'Roter Korsar'.

Climber, Shrub.  

Dark red.  Very brillant, no bluing.  None / no fragrance.  Average diameter 3.5".  Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Tall, arching, bushy, climbing, lax.  Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).  Width: 31" (80cm).

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for garden, landscape, pillar or specimen.  Very vigorous.  can be trained as a climber.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, blackspot resistant, very mildew resistant.  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.