Soft pink fragrant sport of the rose Laguna, nostalgic form.
Sport of 'Laguna' · fragrant
Repeat flowering in flushes, June – September. Months are approximate, for the climate of Ukraine.
Fruity, sweet, with a note of lemon
USDA zone 5b. To ≈ −27 °C; in zones 5–7 winter protection recommended.
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41+ petals.
Strong, fruity — sweet, with a lemony note.
High (Kordes standard); the parent Laguna has ADR (2007).
Repeat flowering June – September.
Thorn data incomplete.
Dark green, semi-glossy, 7 leaflets.
Breeder's code KORswelug.
Pure light medium pink (lighter than the parent Laguna)
Fragrant pink climbers hold one romantic colour scheme around Sweet Laguna.
Blue clematis and perennials set off the soft pink:
For contrast beside the soft pink, blue accents:
Where to plant. Arches, fences, pergolas, walls, obelisks — a fragrant soft pink curtain with an old-fashioned flower form.
Climate. Winter hardy (USDA 5b, to ≈ −27 °C); in zones 5–7 winter protection recommended (canes taken down from the support).
Care. Healthy (Kordes standard); tie in and bend the canes to get abundant flowering along their full length.
Name. “Sweet Laguna” — a “sweeter” (lighter and more fragrant) version of Laguna. Breeder: Tim Hermann Kordes (W. Kordes' Söhne, Germany), code KORswelug; found as a sport in 2010, introduced around 2013.
Meaning. This is a sport (bud mutation) of Laguna — the same healthy bush, but with a lighter pink flower of nostalgic form. The ADR award (2007) belongs to the parent Laguna itself.
The cultivar’s reference temperature is −27 °C (USDA zone 5b). Overwintering depends on the conditions. To ≈ −27 °C; in zones 5–7 winter protection recommended.
Repeat flowering in flushes, June – September.
About 250 cm tall, about 100 cm wide.
Overall resistance: 5 out of 5. High (Kordes standard; the parent Laguna has ADR).
Sun; full sun; repeat flowering June – September.
Strong, fruity — sweet, with a lemony note.
