ADR-winner; creamy-white floribunda with an apricot centre.
ADR 2002 · very healthy charity rose
+ RHS AGM 2012, Rose of the Year (UK) 2006
USDA zone 6b–9b. To about −20 °C; very winter-hardy. To ≈ −20 °C · very winter-hardy.
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Light, sweet, with a fruity note.
High (ADR); resistant to spotting and mildew.
Abundant repeat flowering all season.
Few prickles.
Healthy, glossy dark green.
Breeder's code KORvanaber.
Creamy white petals with an amber-apricot centre
Augusta Luisepeach-cream
Paul Bocuseapricot-pink
Pierre de Ronsardcream-pink
Munstead Wooddark raspberry · contrastCream and peach bed roses harmonise with the soft palette of Lions-Rose.
Blue and silvery perennials highlight the cream flower:
For contrast beside the cream-white rose — blue and silver:
Where to plant. Borders, groups, the front and middle of a bed, containers.
Climate. USDA 6b–9b (to about −20 °C) — very winter-hardy; in our area it overwinters with light protection.
Care. One of the healthiest floribundas; almost undemanding. Light pruning in spring.
Name. Named jointly with the Lions Club of Elmshorn as a charity rose — part of the proceeds went to charity.
Breeding. Tim Hermann Kordes / W. Kordes' Söhne (Germany); 2002; code KORvanaber. 'Bernstein-Rose' × 'Nirvana'.
Significance. A classic, healthy rose from the Fairy Tale series; ADR-winner 2002 and RHS AGM 2012, with a well-known charitable history.
The cultivar’s reference temperature is −20 °C (USDA zone 6b–9b). Overwintering depends on the conditions. To about −20 °C; very winter-hardy.
Repeat-flowering in waves all season.
60–80 cm tall, about 50 cm wide.
Overall resistance: 4 out of 5. High resistance to spotting and powdery mildew.
Sun + partial shade; abundant repeat flowering all season.
Light, sweet, with a fruity note.
