Rose Sister's Fairy Tale
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Other names: Home & Garden, Karine Ferri
Characteristics
Main color: Pink
Color: Pink
Flowering: Repeat flowering
Flower size: Medium
Flower: Full, rosette, in small clusters
Foliage: Dark green, medium, glossy, leathery
Aroma: Light
Class: Floribunda rose
Sub-class: Floribunda rose
Type: Small shrub
Growth type: Upright, bushy, compact
Height: 80 - 100 cm / 2' 7" - 3' 3"
Width: 50 - 90 cm / 1' 8" - 2' 11"
Description
Clusters of nostalgic, very double rose-pink flowers bloom repeatedly throughout the season amidst the dense, dark green foliage of this sturdy and bushy plant.
Name origin
"The Three Sisters" or Green Meadow is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone.
Rose Series
Kordes Fairy Tale Rose
Awards
Australia - Bronze Medal, Australian National Rose Trials, 2004;
Australia - The Irwin Trophy, Australian National Rose Trials, 2004;
Bagatelle Paris Certificat de Mérite, Bagatelle Paris Rose Trials, 2004;
Hradec Králové Honourable Mention, Hradec Králové Rose Trials, 2004.
Parentage
This rose wariety is a cross between:
A seed parent - rose variety 'KORfeimot' / 'Gräfin Sonja', a Floribunda rose from W. Kordes & Sons, 1994;
A pollen parent, unnameand and unregistered rose seedling, which is e result of following cross pollination:
Seed parent - Unnamed seedling;
Pollen parent - 'Immensee ', a shrub rose from W. Kordes & Sons, 1982;
Therefore the parentage of rose variety 'KORgrasotra' / 'Sister's Fairy Tale' can be expressed with following formula:
'KORfeimot' / 'Gräfin Sonja' x [Unnamed seedling x 'KORimro' / 'Immensee']
Climate zones
USDA zone 5 and warmer
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Published Jan. 31, 2024, 4:51 p.m. by Yuri Osadchyi