Aloha (cut-flower rose)

Use (first and foremost a cut-flower variety). Where to use: first and foremost commercial greenhouses and flower arranging — the variety is bred for cutting and wedding flowers. But it also grows well in the garden: in the Forest-Steppe and Steppe — with light protection, in the north — with full protection; winter hardiness is moderate. Choose a sunny spot with fertile soil. Growing climate: in a greenhouse 18–25 °C all year round, mainly Ecuador (altitude 2 600–3 000 m a.s.l., where the roses reach their most intense colour), also Colombia and Kenya. Outdoors it overwinters with protection, but winters vary, and in severe snowless years frost damage is possible.

Care. In the greenhouse — hydroponics or substrate, pruning by the 'bending' technique, weekly treatments according to the protocol. In the garden — standard care for a Hybrid Tea with winter protection.

Name. 'Aloha' — a Hawaiian greeting and a symbol of warmth; Kordes used the same 'tropical' name as for the garden variety Aloha Hawaii, because the colour range echoes — an orange-coral 'sunset'.

Breeding. Developed by the Kordes Cut Roses division, patent code KORcut0430. Parentage is a trade secret (typical for cut-flower varieties). Kordes does not publicly publish the exact year of official registration; in supplier catalogues (Plantec Ecuador, FSQ Holland) the variety appears from roughly 2014–2019, and the description 'around 2012' matches this variant as the most likely.

Significance. One of the best-known 'orange-sunset' cut roses from Kordes, for wedding and premium floristry; grown mainly in Ecuador. Not to be confused with the classic Aloha (Boerner 1949) and Aloha Hawaii (Kordes 2003) — three different varieties with the same name.