Creamy pink nostalgic shrub rose, named after the Brothers Grimm fairy tale.
= Belami / Pearl
Repeat flowering in flushes, June – October. Months are approximate, for the climate of Ukraine.
Kortrijk · silver Baden-Baden 2000
USDA zone 6b. To ≈ −20 °C; in colder zones — winter protection.
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26–40 petals.
Absent or light.
Healthy (according to nurseries); has no official ADR rating.
Repeat flowering June – October.
Prickle data is incomplete.
Glossy, dark green.
Breeder's code KORterschi.
Creamy white with a darker pink centre, lightening towards the edges (no stripes)
Artemiscreamy white
Winchester Cathedralpure white
Bonicasoft pink
Munstead Wooddark raspberry · contrastCream and pink roses keep a soft, gentle palette around Bremer Stadtmusikanten.
Blue perennials set off the creamy pink:
For depth beside the creamy pink, blue or dark-leaved accents:
Where to plant. In a mixed border, in groups, or along a fence — as a delicate creamy pink accent. Along a fence: plant no closer than ~1 m from the next shrub, so the shrubs get enough light and air.
Climate. Moderately hardy (USDA 6b, to ≈ −20 °C); in the colder zones of Ukraine — winter protection.
Care. Healthy and undemanding; deadheading (removing spent flowers) encourages new flushes.
Name. After the Brothers Grimm fairy tale 'The Town Musicians of Bremen' (donkey, dog, cat and rooster). Synonyms: Belami, Pearl, Elegant Fairy Tale.
Breeding. W. Kordes' Söhne (Germany), code KORterschi, introduced 2000. Awards: gold medal at Kortrijk (1999), silver medal at Baden-Baden (2000). This is a shrub rose (not a climber).
The cultivar’s reference temperature is −20 °C (USDA zone 6b). Overwintering depends on the conditions. To ≈ −20 °C; in colder zones — winter protection.
Repeat flowering in flushes, June – October.
About 120 cm tall, about 75 cm wide.
Overall resistance: 4 out of 5. Healthy (according to nurseries); has no ADR rating.
Sun; full sun; repeat flowering June – October.
Absent or light.
