Dortmund

Multumesc, Rodica!

Bred by Wilhelm J.H. Kordes II (ca. 1918 - 1955) (Germany, 1955).
Introduced in United States by Roy Hennessey as 'Dortmund'.
Hybrid Kordesii, Shrub.
Cherry-red, white center, yellow stamens. None to mild fragrance. Average diameter 4.5". Very large, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, flat bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. Long, pointed buds.
Armed with thorns / prickles, climbing. Glossy, dark green, holly-like foliage.
Height of 8' 2" to 12' (250 to 365 cm). Width of up to 6' (up to 185 cm).
USDA zone 4b through 9b. Can be used for garden, landscape, pillar or shrub. Can be grown as a shrub. can be trained as a climber. produces decorative hips. rain tolerant. shade tolerant. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. Needs little care; relatively disease-free and quite hardy. Prune dead wood.
Germany - Patent No: 674 247
Seedling × Rosa kordesii H. Wulff
One of the Roses that "passed the test" in Longwood Garden's Ten-Year Rose Trials.
Orange hips

ADR (1954)

Prize Royal Horticultural Society (RHS / RNRS), Great Britain (2001)


Albuquerque Rose Society, USA (2001)


Augusta Rose Society, USA (2000)


Austin Rose Society, USA (2001)


Baton Rouge Rose Society, USA (1999)


Blytheville Rose Society Fall Rose Show, USA (1999)


Bradenton-Sarasota Rose Society, United States (1998)


Colonial / Penn-Jersey Joint District, USA (1999)


Dallas Rose Society, USA (1999)


Duneland Rose Society, USA (2001)


Eastern North Carolina Rose Society, USA (2001)


Gainesville Rose Society, USA (2001)


Grand Valley Rose Society (Michigan), USA (2001, 2001)


Greater Atlanta Rose Society, USA (2001)


Greater Cincinnati Rose Society, USA (2000)


Humboldt Rose Society, USA (2000)


Illinois / Indiana District, USA (2001)


Jackson Rose & Garden Society, USA (2000)


Madison Rose Society, USA (2000)


Medford Rose Society, USA (2001)


National Rose Show, USA (1999)


Redwood Empire Rose Society, USA (1998)


Reno Rose Society, USA (2000)


Rogue Valley Rose Society, USA (2000)


Rose Society of Greater St. Louis, USA (2001)


Santa Fe Rose Society, USA (2000)


Shasta Rose Society, USA (2000)


Thomasville Rose Society, USA (2000)


Virginia Peninsula Rose Society, USA (2000)


Watauga Valley Rose Society, USA (1999)


West Jersey Rose Society, USA (2001)


Gold Medal, Portland Rose Trials, USA (1971)


Huntington Rose Society, USA (2001)


Mountain State Rose Society, USA (1998)


Tri-State Rose Society, USA (2000, 2000)


Central Arkansas Rose Society, USA (1999)