Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Pink blend
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid tea
Extra Color Info: Pink and cream blend, with pink edges
Growth Habit: Medium, 3-5 feet, upright
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Reimer Kordes, 1957
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 6 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Plant Height: 3-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Golden Scepter x Karl Herbst
Child plants: 9 child plants

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Kordes' Perfecta'
  • 'KORalu'
  • 'Perfecta'
  • 'Perfekta'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-04-20
Location: My Garden
Date: 2023-04-30
Kordes Perfecta rose
Location: Deer Park,TX Zone 9
Date: May 2023
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-04-19
Location: In front of my apartment building
Date: Summer 2015
My alltime favorite hybrid tea. Glorious when well grown.

Date: 2010-05-16
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-04-16
Location: Denver CO Metro
Date: 10/18/2010
I love this shot.  You can see how it unfolds so intrically
Uploaded by Skiekitty
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-04-19
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-04-06
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-04-21
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-04-03
Location: Denver CO Metro
Date: 2010-09-22
Wonderfully tolerant rose, survives CO Zone 5 winters well.  Beau
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-09-04
Location: Denver CO Metro
Date: 10/16/2010
A promise of beauty waiting for the right time.
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-05-05
Uploaded by Skiekitty
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