Rose Lions-Rose

The award-winning floribunda rose that continuously blooms with clusters of cream white flowers with darker, pale apricot center, which with time fully transitioning to a creamy white shade. This variety is exceptionally robust and vigorous.

DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

FLOWER
The variety has abundant and substantially continuous flowering, from spring and until frost.

Flower bud:
The flower buds are medium sized, and the bud form is pointed ovoid. When sepals first divide, bud color is medium green with some red-brown intonations on the central part of the upper side of the sepals. When half blown, the upper sides of the petals are cream green with pink and yellow shades closer to the base and red purple shades closer to the edges; the lower sides of the petals are light cream white with pink and yellow shades.

The sepals have medium green colour, the shape is pointed. The edges are hairy and white coloured. The upper surface is hairy, the lower surface is smooth. There are 3 appendaged sepals with large extensions and there are 2 unappendaged sepals with hairy edges.

Bloom:
The flowers are medium sized, the average open diameter is about 7 - 8 cm (3.25”) under normal growing conditions. The flowers are borne several together in flat clusters, of 3 to 9 flowers. The flowers are very full and upon opening have cupped shape. As the flower fully opens the shape becomes flatter, rosette shaped, the outer petals curl back.

When just opened the flowers have cream white colour with an amber center, sometimes apricot or even pink. Depending on the weather conditions, especially in colder weather the flowers might have more pink and gray shades. As the flower ages the colour become lighter, the center has only slightly darker cream white shades. Petals drop off cleanly before drying.

Fragrance:
The fragrance of this variety is light and sweet.

PLANT
The variety has very vigorous and strong growth habit. Forms medium sized upright, bushy, and compact plant with strong stems. The mature and well-established plant has a height of about 60 – 90 cm (2 to 3 feet) and the width of about 50 – 70 cm (1.6 to 2.3 feet).

Due to its good health, compact and robust growth, continuous flowering the variety is very suitable well as for growing in pots and containers, as well as for planting in small groups or in masses. It is also tolerating shady areas quite well.

Foliage:
There are normal quantity of foliage on a plant. The number of leaflets on normal mid-stem leaves is 5. The foliage is medium sized, the edges are serrated, the type of serration is large and single. In general the foliage is very healthy.

The colour of the young foliage is red brown green, the mature foliage is dark green. The surface area is leathery and glossy.

Wood:
The young wood has red purple green colour and the smooth bark. The old wood has dark green colour and the bark is smooth.

Prickles:
There is a normal quantity of prickles on the main stems and on the laterals from the main stems. The young prickles have purple red colour, they are large and hooked downward.

Small prickles:
The small prickles are not observed on the on the main stalks or on the laterals.

Disease resistance:
The variety has very good resistance to all main pathogens of the roses. Pest resistance – not tested.

The winter hardiness is good, recommended for climate zones similar to USDA 6 and warmer. In more colder climates requires winter protection.

The name of this rose is inspired by the fairy tale by Grimm Brothers ‘The Lily and the Lion’.

Kordes Fairy Tale Rose

ADR-Sorte, ADR General German Rose Novelty Trials, 2002;

Kortrijk / Courtrai Silver Medal, Courtrai / Kortrijk Rose Trials, 2004;

Hradec Králové Second Prize, Hradec Králové Rose Trials, 2005;

The Hague Certificate of Merit, The Hague Rose Trials, 2005;

RHS - Rose of The Year (Great Britain), Royal Horticultural Society Show, 2006;

Gold Standard Rose Trials - Gold Standard, Gold Standard Rose Trials, 2006;

Gifu Silver Medal, Gifu Rose Trials, 2008.

RHS AGM 2012

Information about the parantage of this rose is not available or commecrically protected.

USDA zone 6 and warmer