Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Mauve and mauve blend
Rebloom: Good
Class: Grandiflora
Extra Color Info: Nearly black buds open into burgundy-purple blooms
Growth Habit: Medium, 3-4 feet, upright
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: W. Kordes & Sons, 2003
Awards: ADR: 2014

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: 3-4 feet
Plant Spread: 3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Purple
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: Unknown

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Grafin Diana'
  • 'KORdiagraf'
  • 'Dark Desire'
  • 'Burgundy Panarosa'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-08-01
First good bloom of 2017 (really).

Date: 2018-07-04
Location: My Garden in PA
Date: 2018-06-10
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2022-06-20
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-09-29
Photo by MargieNY
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-10-16

Date: 2018-09-17

Date: 2017-07-07
Location: My garden, Pequea, PA 17565
Date: 2016-09-26
Late September bloom; maximum fragrance
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-06-05
First bloom in 2017
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-06-05
Second bloom of 2017
Location: My garden, Pequea, PA 17565
Date: 2016-07-11
Location: My garden, Pequea, PA 17565
Date: 2016-06-22
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-09-09
Photo by MargieNY
Location: My Garden in PA
Date: 2021-05-24
Over 7ft tall!  On multiflora rootstock
Location: My garden, Pequea, PA 17565
Date: 2016-06-22
Photo by MargieNY
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-08-15
Last bud on RRD-infected plant. After this bloom, this rose will
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2016-04-20
For sale at Lowe's as 'Dark Desire'

Date: 2019-07-03
Location: My garden, Pequea, PA 17565
Date: 2016-06-21
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csandt From July 30, 2018 to July 31, 2018 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
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