'KORelifur', also known as Marszalkowa Aleksandra Pilsudska ®, Pour Elise
Named in honour of Beethoven's most beloved composition, Für Elise® brings the same timeless elegance to the garden. This floribunda rose produces medium, very double old-fashioned blooms in deep purple-red softening and bluing with age, very fragrant with sweet and floral notes reminiscent of orris and subtle lingering spicy tones, ideal for statement plantings, beds, and containers. ADR award-winner with exceptional disease resistance and multiple most fragrant rose awards.
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More About Für Elise®
Für Elise® develops from dark red ovoid buds into medium, very double blooms. Clusters of deeply cupped rosettes reveal rich purple-red petals that soften and blue with age, opening to show old-fashioned blooms with yellow stamens. Rich and sweet fragrance with floral notes reminiscent of orris and subtle lingering spicy tones envelop the senses. In Für Elise®, old-fashioned bloom form and rich fragrance meet modern repeat flowering and exceptional plant health.
Growing Details
An upright and bushy floribunda reaching 4 feet in height and 3.5 feet in width. Für Elise® is adorned in dark green foliage with a silvery hue and semi-glossy finish, demonstrating very disease resistant qualities. Winter hardy, thriving in CA Zones 5-6+ | USDA 4-5+. Requires full sun and adapts to all soil types. Born in Germany but comfortable to grow across the globe, this pollinator friendly rose is suitable for statement plantings, beds, borders, hedges, containers and cutting gardens.
Bring timeless elegance and award-winning fragrance to your garden with Für Elise®.
Description
Für Elise® develops from dark red ovoid buds into medium, very double blooms. Clusters of deeply cupped rosettes reveal rich purple-red petals that soften and blue with age, opening to show old-fashioned blooms with yellow stamens. Rich and sweet fragrance with floral notes reminiscent of orris and subtle lingering spicy tones envelop the senses. In Für Elise®, old-fashioned bloom form and rich fragrance meet modern repeat flowering and exceptional plant health.
Breeder: Kordes Introduced IN 2014
Growing Details
An upright and bushy floribunda reaching 4 feet in height and 3.5 feet in width. Für Elise® is adorned in dark green foliage with a silvery hue and semi-glossy finish, demonstrating very disease resistant qualities. Winter hardy, thriving in CA Zones 5-6+ | USDA 4-5+. Requires full sun and adapts to all soil types. Born in Germany but comfortable to grow across the globe, this pollinator friendly rose is suitable for statement plantings, beds, borders, hedges, containers and cutting gardens.
Characteristics
Classification: Floribunda
Typical Plant Size: 4' h x 3.5'w | Upright | Bushy
Bloom Types: Cupped, Rosette, Very Double (40+petals)
Bloom Size: Medium | 2" - 3"
Growing Zones: Very Winter Hardy | CA Zones 5-6+ | USDA 4-5+
Fragrance Notes: Very Fragrant, Sweet, Floral, Spice
Disease Resistance: Very Disease Resistant
Awards
2023 Australia – Best floribunda; Australia – Best in Trial; Australia – Gold Medal; Warsaw – Amber Rose Award; Warsaw – Fragrance Award; Warsaw – Public Award; Warsaw – Gold Medal | 2022 Belfast – Most Fragrant Rose / R.J. Frizzell Award; Kortrijk/Courtrai – Fragrance Award; Kortrijk/Courtrai – Silver Medal; Orléans – Silver Medal; Rochfords – Fragrance Award; Rochfords – Trial Ground Certificate | 2021 ADR-Sorte; Warsaw – Bronze Medal | 2020 Nyon – Médaille d'Argent
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