Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: semi-double: 8-15 petals
Rose bloom color: Medium red
Extra Bloom Info: Single to semi-double, in large clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Floribunda
Growth Habit: Very short, 16-18 inches
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Wilhelm J.H. Kordes II, 1938

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)
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Red
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: ((Else Poulsen x (Gartendirektor Nose x Ami Quinard)) x Dance of Joy
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Holstein'
  • 'Firefly'

Common names
  • Rose

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