Rose Sister's Fairy Tale
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Other names: Home & Garden, Karine Ferri
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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.
Roses with the same main color, flower size, and flower
Pink · Medium · Full, rosette
Name origin
"The Three Sisters" or Green Meadow is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone.
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']
Gardening design tips
Mixed border
Borders
Landscaping
Growing tips
Sun position:
Grows well on full sun.
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Grows well on all types of soils.
Prunning:
Requires deadheading after the flowering.
Health
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Published Jan. 31, 2024, 4:51 p.m. by Yuri Osadchyi
Last updated Jan. 23, 2025, 7:14 p.m.
