Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Mauve and mauve blend
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Floribunda
Extra Color Info: Mauve and pink blend
Growth Habit: Tall, 5-6 feet
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Reimer Kordes, 1954
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)
Plant Height: 5-6 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Mauve
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: Seedling x Lavender Pinocchio
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Date: 2017-11-19
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Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2011-04-29

Zone 5, Colorado (new for 2011)
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2013-04-25
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-05-17
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Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-08-21
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Zone 5, Colorado (new for 2011 year)
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