Also sold as Ros'Odile (France); ADR 2018 – one of the healthiest Kordes floribundas of the last decade.
Citiscape series · compact shrub rose
Continuous from June to October. Months are approximate, for the climate of Ukraine.
2018 · gold and silver medals at international competitions
USDA zone 5b–9b. All of Ukraine without protection.
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Barely noticeable – apricot/peach with notes of clove, green apple and tea.
Very high – an ADR-variety.
Tolerates the heat of the South well.
Standard for a floribunda.
Dark green, glossy, dense.
Breeder's code KORelamba.
Deep wine-red with a raspberry tinge; turns towards fuchsia as it ages
Munstead Wooddark raspberry
Astrid Gräfin von Hardenbergwine-burgundy
Black Baccaradark burgundy
Icebergpure white · contrast
Salvia 'Caradonna'violet
Lavender 'Hidcote'lavender
Heuchera 'Palace Purple'purple foliage
Lamb's earsilveryA wine-red palette with light contrast holds a dramatic mood around Bordeaux.
A violet-silver framework with purple foliage adds depth to the wine tone:
For a play of warm and cool tones — violet alliums and warm terracotta accents:
Where to plant. Borders, the front of mixed beds, containers on terraces; an easy-care rose for city spaces.
Climate. All of Ukraine without exception – from Poltava and Sumy regions to Lviv region (zones 5b–6b); tolerates the heat of the South well.
Care. Moderate watering, spring pruning by 1/3, mulching; disease treatments are almost never needed.
Name. After the French wine Bordeaux – for the rich wine-red colour of its petals.
Breeding. Bred by W. Kordes' Söhne in 2004 (working code KO 04/1867-01), introduced in 2014. Parentage is not officially published. Patent code KORelamba (US PP 27,621).
Significance. Part of the Citiscape® series (roses for urban landscapes – especially tough). ADR 2018 – a German standard of robustness. Also sold as Ros'Odile in France.
The cultivar’s reference temperature is −23 °C (USDA zone 5b–9b). Overwintering depends on the conditions.
Continuous from June to October.
60–80 cm tall, about 50 cm wide.
Overall resistance: 5 out of 5. Very high; ADR-variety; heat-tolerant.
Sun; full sun; tolerates the heat of the South well.
Barely noticeable – apricot/peach with notes of clove, green apple and tea.
