Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: double: 16-25 petals
Rose bloom color: Deep pink
Rebloom: Good
Class: Other: Hybrid kordesii
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-5 feet, bushy
Hybridizer & year: Wilhelm J.H. Kordes II, 1940
Optimal growing zones: USDA zones 3-9

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 4-5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Max Graf x self

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'H. Wulff'
  • 'Kordesii'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Morris Arboretum
Date: 2015-01-30
Photo courtesy of: Hurricanefan24

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