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'KORpesh' rose Description
'Helen de Waal' rose photo
Photo courtesy of David Elliott
Availability:
Commercially available
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HMF Ratings:
17 favorite votes.  
Average rating: GOOD+.  
ARS:
Orange blend Grandiflora.
Registration name: Korpesch,  KORpesh
Exhibition name: Helen de Waal,  Shreveport ™
Origin:
Bred by Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (Germany, 1981).
Introduced in South Africa by Ludwig's Roses in 1999 as 'Helen de Waal'.
Class:
Floribunda, Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Orange blend. [Salmon-orange.]  None / no, mild, tea fragrance.  44 to 51 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Medium, large, double (17-25 petals), very full (41+ petals), button-eye, cupped, globular, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Tall, bushy, upright, well-branched.  Medium, glossy, semi-glossy, medium green, leathery foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  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:
United States - Patent No: PP 5,157  on  13 Dec 1983   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: US1982000388028  on  14 Jun 1982
Inventor: Kordes, Reimer (Aspern Krs. Pinneberg, Germany). Applicant Armstrong Nurseries, Inc. (Ontario, CA). A new hybrid grandiflora having... a profusion of brightly colored, well-formed flowers; an abundance of leathery foliage... it is a vigorous, easy to grow and easy to care for plant having an upright habit and a highly branched bush which lends itself to usefulness for landscaping purposes... Parentage: 'Zorina' x 'Uwe Seeler'...
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