Rose Sister's Fairy Tale

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.

"The Three Sisters" or Green Meadow is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone.

Kordes Fairy Tale Rose

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.

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']

USDA zone 5 and warmer