I don't know what it is about Kordes-hybridized red hybrid tea roses, but they seem more hardy than any other hybrid teas I have encounte...Read Morered. I had one Liebeszauber (a.k.a. "Love's Magic") for four or five years, and it keeps surviving well through our beastly NE Wisconsin winters if I box it up and bury it in ground. The only other hybrid tea I have seen that is as hardy is "Grand Amore" (the 2005 variety), which is also red, and was also bred by Kordes.
Liebeszauber is a true red and does not fade or turn purple with age. The blooms are medium-red, not quite as dark red as I like. (To me the "gold standard" for a red rose it Ingrid Bergmann; Liebeszauber is slightly lighter in color.) The fragrance is light to moderate in my experience.
The growth habit is slightly on the bushy side, so the bush will bear several blooms at once, but in my experience, never more than three or four at once on my bush.
Because my one Liebeszauber proved so hardy, I added a second this year. I hope it proves just as hardy, because this is a really nice rose. A strong thumbs up.
My favorite true red rose. First bought one in Maine as an own root rose that could survive the harsh Maine winters. When I moved to Mary...Read Moreland and planted one, it went nuts! Gorgeous large strong bush with equally gorgeous large red roses. Very hardy and easy to grow. I don't know why, but it doesn't seem like people have heard of this rose. Recommended to a friend whose favorite red was Mr. Lincoln - she grew to appreciate Liebeszauber equally.
This Kordes rose is one of our favorites. It blooms all summer and is very winter hardy with only tip die-back. The blooms are huge and...Read More beautiful and have a nice light fragrance. It's one of the sturdiest roses we have.
I don't know what it is about Kordes-hybridized red hybrid tea roses, but they seem more hardy than any other hybrid teas I have encounte...Read More
My favorite true red rose. First bought one in Maine as an own root rose that could survive the harsh Maine winters. When I moved to Mary...Read More
This Kordes rose is one of our favorites. It blooms all summer and is very winter hardy with only tip die-back. The blooms are huge and...Read More