The correct cultivar name of this rose is 'KORwesrug' (note spelling). It is a large-flowered climber and not a climbing hybrid tea. ...Read More>
It has become common among rose breeders to use trade names that are already in use for other roses. It is deplorable, but there's no stopping it. Kordes is the worst offender, but far from the only one.
That's why it's important to use the cultivar names, which are unique, though often unpronounceable. Only cultivar names are correctly enclosed in single quotes. Trade names are more clearly enclosed in double quotes, or (more correctly) set in a different typeface.
Willowind (below) is clearly talking about the Boerner rose.
I'd like to add to 'dontruman's comment. Gene Boerner was my husband's great-uncle and I'm told 'Aloha' was the first rose he developed i...Read Moren his illustrious career. I don't understand why another rose can be given the same name. It's confusing and a slight to Gene Boerner!
This is the modern Kordes "Aloha Hawaii", not to be confused with the pink "Aloha" hybridized by Boerner and registered in 1949. The Boe...Read Morerner "Aloha" can be grown as a bush or trained as a short climber up to 8 feet.
Moundridge, KS (Zone 6a) | September 2010 | positive
I got 2 of these roses a year ago, and was surprised that one was actually blooming in the box when it arrived from Chamblee's. Other th...Read Morean during the winter, they have not been out of bloom at any time since their arrival...even through our terribly hot summer this year. They even outbloom my New Dawn. The blooms are a definite but soft pink, more like Zuzu's photo above, and they are fabulously fragrant. I can't say enough about these wonderful roses. They are in full sun with little windbreak (we live in the country) and they just seem to thrive.
Bloom: Apricot orange, Apricot-pink blooms. Apricot-coloured with some pink and red shades. Moderate, Fruity fragrance. Average diamet...Read Moreer 4". Large, very double, in bundles bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. Medium buds.
Habit: Climbing growth habit. Medium green foliage.
Height of 20' 10" (635 cm). Width of 39". (100 cm).
The correct cultivar name of this rose is 'KORwesrug' (note spelling). It is a large-flowered climber and not a climbing hybrid tea.
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I'd like to add to 'dontruman's comment. Gene Boerner was my husband's great-uncle and I'm told 'Aloha' was the first rose he developed i...Read More
(Westerland (Shrub, Kordes, 1969) × Rugelda)
This is the modern Kordes "Aloha Hawaii", not to be confused with the pink "Aloha" hybridized by Boerner and registered in 1949. The Boe...Read More
I got 2 of these roses a year ago, and was surprised that one was actually blooming in the box when it arrived from Chamblee's. Other th...Read More
Bloom: Apricot orange, Apricot-pink blooms. Apricot-coloured with some pink and red shades. Moderate, Fruity fragrance. Average diamet...Read More