Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Dark red
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid tea
Growth Habit: Tall, 5-7 feet, upright
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Wilhelm J.H. Kordes II, 1935
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 4 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 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Plant Height: 5-7 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
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: Cathrine Kordes x W.E. Chaplin
Child plants: 20 child plants

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Location: Coastal WA 9A
Date: 2023-05-24
Uploaded by Newyorkrita
Location: Senatobia, MS, USA
Date: April 20, 2020
Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 24-05-2015
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Date: 2021-06-16
Uploaded by Newyorkrita
Location: Hershey Gardens, Hershey, PA 17033
Date: 2016-06-26
Location: Mottisfont Abbey Garden, UK
Date: 2014-06-01
Location: At a nursery
Date: 2007-06-07

Date: 2013-11-05
Photo courtesy of: Eric Timewell

Photo courtesy of: Anna reg
Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Feb 7, 2014 1:24 PM concerning plant:
    Another of those stunning deep reds. Blooms are on rather short stems, but there are many of them, so I don't care. I grow it in my front yard along with many other roses in a mix of colors, but this red really pops out and attracts my attention.

    Rita, located on the north shore of Nassau County Long Island, NY zone 6/7, where it is humid in the summer and roses always need to be sprayed with systemic fungicide to avoid blackspot.

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