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W. Kordes' Söhne

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W. Kordes' Söhne (en. W. Kordes' Sons) is a German rose breeding company in Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The company is one of the world's leading rose breeders and producers for cut roses and garden roses, annually selling worldwide more than two million rose plants at retail and wholesale. Each year, more than 50,000 new crosses of garden roses and cut roses are tested, leading to four to six marketable varieties after a trial period of eight to ten years.

History

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Memorial stone for Wilhelm Kordes in Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop

Wilhelm Kordes I (born 1865 in Holstein, Germany, died 1935 in Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop) was a German horticulturist. In 1887 he created a rose garden in Elmshorn, specializing in growing garden roses. In 1918 he moved the firm to Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop in Schleswig-Holstein.

His sons, the breeder Wilhelm Kordes II (born 30 March 1891 in Elmshorn, died 11 November 1976) and Hermann Kordes (1893-1963) changed the name of the expanding company to "Wilhelm Kordes' Söhne". Wilhelm Kordes II's varieties made them one of the biggest rose firms of the twentieth century. His general aim was to breed hardy and healthy varieties for the German climate. After 1920 he concentrated entirely on rose-growing, leaving management to his brother Hermann. By the mid-1930s, the company had grown to considerable size.

[Wilhelm's] experiments focused at first upon the native European species, including Rosa canina, R. rubiginosa, and R. spinosissima: the results include such important shrub roses as 'Harry Maasz' (1939), 'Louis Rödiger' (1935), 'Raubritter' (1936), 'Karl Föster' (1930), and the early-flowering "Frühling" series. He also experimented with the Hybrid Musks such as 'Elmshorn' (1950), 'Erfurt' (1931), and 'Eva' (1933). [His son Reimer later bred 'Iceberg', also a Hybrid Musk.] Hybrid Teas were not neglected: 'Crimson Glory' (1935) had an unusually long reign as the world's favourite crimson rose.[1]

During the Second World War Wilhelm Kordes II crossed the East Asian Rosa wichurana with the Japanese Rosa rugosa eventually to obtain a new species, Rosa kordesii, able to withstand the harsh winters of north Germany. From it he later bred such famous post-war varieties as 'Parkdirektor Riggers,' 'Leverkusen,' Hamburger Phönix' and 'Heidelberg.' "The dark, glossy foliage of many modern roses can be traced back to 'Kordesii'."[1]

Wilhelm Kordes II was also very involved in implementing ADR testing (general testing of new German roses) in 1950, established by the rose breeders in the Federation of German Nurseries.

Above all, it is as a rose breeder than Wilhelm Kordes [II] will be remembered. He and his son Reimer bred some of the world's best-known roses, including 'Crimson Glory' and 'Schneewittchen' ('Iceberg'). Kordes knew that it was through introducing new genes that all the great advances in plant breeding had been achieved. His experiments focused at first upon the native European species and Rosa rugosa; his aim was to develop new bush roses for small gardens.[2]

From 1955, his son Reimer Kordes (February 19, 1922 – 3 February 1997) ran the company until Reimer's son Wilhelm Kordes III (1953-2016) took over in 1977.

Reimer moved on from shrub roses to concentrate on brilliantly coloured Hybrid Teas and Floribundas for private and public gardens. Nevertheless, he introduced roses of every type: large-flowered climbers such as 'Alchymist' (1956) and 'Antike 89' (1988); ground cover roses such as 'Immensee' and 'Sommerwind'; Hybrid Teas including 'Duftzauber 84' (1984) and 'Kupferkönigin' (1996); shrubs such as 'Chiarivari' (1970), 'Lucinde' (1988), and 'Rosenstadt Zweibrücken' (1989); Floribundas such as 'Golden Holstein' (1988) and 'Crimson Bouquet' (1999); and cut-flower roses such as 'Champagner' (1985).[1]

One of the world's best known rose cultivars, 'Iceberg' (syn. 'Schneewittchen') was introduced by Reimer Kordes in 1958. The variety was selected as the "World Favourite Rose" of 1983. Other famous cultivars include 'Sunsprite', and 'Aprikola'.

Sortable list of Kordes rose varieties

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Name Form Colour Date ADR-recognised Photo
Adolf Horstmann hybrid tea yellow and pink 1971  
Agnes Bernauer hybrid tea light pink 1989  
Alchymist bush apricot 1956  
Aloha climber apricot and pink 2002  
Amadeus hybrid tea dark red 2003  
Angela bush carmine pink 1984  
Ankori (Angelique) hybrid tea orange blend 1980  
Antike 89 floribunda climber white blend, red edges 1988
Aprikola floribunda yellow-orange to apricot 2001 2001  
Asso di Cuori hybrid tea dark red 1981  
Athena hybrid tea white blend 1984  
August Kordes (Lafayette) floribunda deep pink 1928  
Australian Gold (Mona Lisa) floribunda apricot blend 1980  
Ave Maria hybrid tea strong salmon-orange 1981  
Bad Birnbach floribunda, shrub carmine-pink 2000 2000  
Bad Füssing floribunda red 1980  
Bad Neuenahr bush mid-red 1958  
Bad Wörishofen (Pink Emely) floribunda, shrub carmine pink 2005 2003  
Ballet hybrid tea deep pink 1958  
Belami hybrid tea orange-pink 1985  
Bella Rosa floribunda strong pink 1982  
Bengali floribunda orange-red 1966  
Berlin bush red 1949  
Berolina hybrid tea citron yellow 1986  
Beverly hybrid tea light pink 1999  
Black Boy bush dark red 1958  
Blue Bayou floribunda mauve 1993  
Blue Girl (Kölner Karneval) hybrid tea mauve 1964  
Blue River hybrid tea mauve 1984  
Blühwunder floribunda bright pink to salmon pink 1995 1994  
Bonanza bush golden-yellow, copper edges 1983 1984  
Bremer Stadtmusikanten floribunda pink blend 2000  
Bride's Dream (Märchenkönigin) hybrid tea light pink 1985  
Burghausen bush bright crimson 1991 1989  
Caramella shrub yellow 2001  
Cervia floribunda apricot and pink 2003  
Charmant dwarf strong pink 1999 2004  
Cherry Girl floribunda red 2007  
Chiarivari shrub yellow blend 1971  
Christel von der Post hybrid tea deep yellow 1990  
Colour Wonder hybrid tea orange-red, cream reverse 1964  
Crimson Bouquet grandiflora dark red 1966  
Crimson Glory hybrid tea dark red 1935  
Cubana shrub apricot blend 2001  
Diamant floribunda, Shrub white 2001 2002  
Die Welt hybrid tea orange-red 1976  
Doktor Waldheim hybrid tea salmon pink 1973  
Dolomiti floribunda pink, cream centre 2011  
Dornröschenschloss Sababurg shrub pink 1993  
Dortmund climber carmine-tinted crimson, white centre 1955 1954  
Duftzauber hybrid tea dark red 1984  
Dusterlohe climber deep pink 1931
Eifelzauber shrub light pink 2008  
Eliza hybrid tea pink to silver-pink 2004 2005  
Elmshorn bush cherry red 1951  
Elveshörn bush bright red 1985  
Escimo miniature bright white 2006 2006  
Esmeralda hybrid tea white and pink 1980  
Esprit floribunda dark red 1985  
Eva bush cherry 1933  
Erfurt bush pink, white on a golden base 1939  
Eureka floribunda apricot blend 2002  
Eutin bush cherry 1940  
Fairest Cape hybrid tea apricot, orange shading 1994  
Fantasia Mondiale hybrid tea apricot, salmon-pink edges 2006  
Fee des Neiges (Iceberg, Schneewittchen) floribunda white 1958  
Felicitas bush dark red 1998 1996
Flammentanz small shrub crimson 1955 1952  
Flirt floribunda shrub deep pink 2000  
Florentina hybrid tea crimson 1973 1974  
Fortuna floribunda, shrub dark red 2002 2002  
Fritz Nobis bush bright pink 1940  
Frühlingsanfang bush bright yellow 1950  
Frühlingsgold bush muted yellow 1937  
Frühlingsmorgen bush pink-yellow 1931
Fuggerstadt Augsburg floribunda orange-red 1985  
Funkuhr hybrid tea yellow, red edges 1984  
Gabriele Gebauer (Sunstar) floribunda light yellow 2007  
Garden of Roses patio shrub cream, apricot centre 2006  
Gärtnerfreude shrub, floribunda bright red 2001 2001  
Gartenzauber floribunda red 1984  
Gebrüder Grimm floribunda orange-red uppers, peach backs 2002 2002  
Gelber Engel floribunda bright yellow 2002 2004  
Georgette floribunda pink 1995  
Goldbusch bush copper 1954
Golden Gate climber bright yellow 2005 2006  
Golden Medaillon hybrid tea deep yellow 1991  
Goldener Holstein floribunda deep yellow 1988  
Goldmarie floribunda deep yellow 1982  
Goldrausch floribunda yellow 1961  
Grande Amore hybrid tea intense dark red 2004 2005  
Gruss an Bayern floribunda red 1971  
Hamburg bush dark red 1935  
Hamburger Deern hybrid tea orange-pink 1997  
Hamburger Phönix Kordesii climber red 1954  
Hannah Gordon (Tabris) floribunda white, pink edges 1983  
Hansa Park shrub mauve 1994
Harlekin climber cream, red edges 1986  
Harmonie hybrid tea orange-pink 1981  
Heidelberg hybrid tea carmine-red 1959  
Harry Maasz hybrid macrantha crimson-violet, white centre 1939  
Heckenfeuer floribunda red 1983  
Heidelinde floribunda mauve 1991  
Heinzelmännchen floribunda bright crimson 1983  
Helmut Schmidt hybrid tea yellow 1979  
Herkules shrub white, pink undertones 2007  
Holstein floribunda carmine-red 1938  
Ilse Krohn bush bright cream and white 1957  
Ilse Krohn superior bush bright cream and white 1964  
Innocencia shrub, floribunda bright white 2003 2004  
Immensee shrub light pink 1982
Jasmina climber violet and pink 1997  
Juanita shrub pink, carmine pink 2007 2006  
Karl Förster bush white 1931
Karl Herbst hybrid tea carmine red 1950  
Karl Ploberger Rose shrub yellow, lighter outer petals 2007  
Kleopatra hybrid tea red and yellow 1994  
Knirps shrub, ground cover carmine pink 1997 2004  
KO 95/1727-03 shrub yellow blend 2003  
KO 98 1552-01 floribunda yellow 1998  
KORblixmu floribunda white 2007  
Kordes Brilliant shrub orange blend 1983  
Korelasting (Lindenhof) bush bright pink, yellow centre 1999  
Korona floribunda orange-red 1955  
Kupferkönigin hybrid tea deep yellow 1996  
Lady Rose hybrid tea orange-pink 1979  
Laguna hybrid tea deep pink 1995  
Larissa shrub light pink 2007  
Las Vegas hybrid tea orange, yellow reverse 1981  
Leverkusen climber bright yellow 1954  
Lichtkönigin Lucia bush strong lemon-yellow 1966 1968  
Liebeszauber hybrid tea dark red 1991  
Lili Marlene floribunda dark red 1959  
Lions-Rose floribunda cream-white 2002 2002  
Lolita hybrid tea apricot blend 1972  
Loving Memory hybrid tea red 1981  
Louis Rödiger climber pale orange to orange 1935  
Lucinde shrub deep yellow 1988  
Lupo miniature mauve blend 2006  
Lydia shrub orange blend 1973  
Mabella (New Day) hybrid tea yellow 1972  
Magenta bush mauve 1954  
Maigold bush orange 1952  
Mainaufeuer (Red Ribbons) bush red 1990  
Mandarin miniature apricot blend 1987  
Mandy hybrid tea dark red 1987  
Manita climber pink, yellow centre 1998 1998  
Mariandel (Christian IV) floribunda crimson 1982  
Marondo shrub pink 1991  
Maxi Vita floribunda, shrub dark pink, yellow-orange base 2001 2001  
Medeo shrub white 2001  
Mein schöner Garten shrub pink, salmon-pink 1986  
Memoire hybrid tea white 1992  
Meteor floribunda scarlet 1959 1960  
Mireille Mathieu floribunda orange-red 1988  
Mondiale hybrid tea old rose pink 1993  
Moonlight florist's rose light yellow 2004  
Moon River shrub white 1996  
NDR1 Radio Niedersachsen floribunda deep pink 1996  
Neon floribunda, shrub carmine pink 2001 2001  
Neue Revue hybrid tea red blend 1969  
Neues Europa floribunda scarlet 1965  
New Day hybrid tea butter yellow 1972  
Nicole floribunda white, red edges 1985  
Novalis floribunda lavender 2010  
Nymphenburg bush bright pink 1954
Out of Rosenheim floribunda red 2010  
Palmengarten Frankfurt shrub carmine pink 1988 1992  
Parkdirektor Riggers Kordesii climber hard red 1957  
Parole hybrid tea deep pink 2002  
Peer Gynt hybrid tea yellow, red edges 1968  
Perfect Moment hybrid tea red, yellow reverse 1989  
Pepita dwarf bright carmine pink 2004 2004  
Peter Frankenfeld hybrid tea deep pink 1966  
Petticoat floribunda white, apricot centre 2004 2004  
Pink Bassino shrub pink 1995 1993  
Pink Robusta shrub pink 1987  
Planten un Blomen floribunda red, pink reverse 1999  
Pomponella floribunda deep pink 2005 2006  
Postillion shrub copper-yellow 1998  
Prominent floribunda orange-red 1971 1971  
Queen Mother floribunda light pink 1971 1971  
Queen of Hearts hybrid tea orange-pink 2008  
Ramira climber pink 1988  
Raubritter rambler bright pink 1936  
Raymond Chenault shrub red 1960  
Rebell hybrid tea red 1996  
Ritter von Barmstede shrub pink 1959  
Rosanna climber salmon pink 2002  
Rosarium Uetersen Climber pink 1977  
Roselina shrub deep pink 1992  
Rosenfee floribunda light pink 2006  
Rosenprofessor Sieber floribunda pink 1997 1996  
Rosenresli Shrub, bush salmon-pink 1986 1984  
Rosenstadt Zweibrücken shrub pink blend 1989
Rosenwunder hybrid rubiginosa deep pink 1934  
Rosmarin miniature deep pink 1989  
Rote Mozart shrub orange-red 1989  
Roter Korsar bush, shrub dark velvet red 2004  
Rotilla floribunda crimson 2000  
Roxy miniature violet, red 2007  
Rugelda bush lemon yellow 1989  
Saarbrücken shrub scarlet 1959  
Salita climber orange-red 1987  
Samba floribunda red and yellow 1964  
Scharlachglut gallica scarlet 1952  
Schwarze Madonna Kordesii hybrid tea dark red 1992  
Schwarzer Samt Kordesii climber dark red 1969  
Sebastian Kneipp hybrijd tea white 1997  
Shocking Blue floribunda mauve blend 1985  
Smart Roadrunner hybrid rugosa deep pink 2002  
Solero hybrid tea deep yellow 2005  
Sommerabend shrub, ground cover bright red 1995 1996  
Sommermorgen shrub light pink 1983  
Sommerwind ground cover, floribunda pure pink 1985 1987  
Sonnenröschen dwarf, ground cover white, yellow eye 2005 2003  
Sparrieshoop bush pink 1953  
Späths Jubiläum floribunda orange 1953  
Speelwark hybrid tea yellow and pink 1999  
St. Pauli pink-yellow 1958
Sterntaler hybrid tea yellow 1995  
Sunny Rose shrub, ground cover bright yellow, light yellow 2001 2004  
Sunsprite (Friesia) floribunda deep yellow 1973  
Sylt Kordesii hybrid dark red 1980  
Sylvia hybrid tea pink 1978 1977  
Sympathie Kordesii climber deep scarlet 1964 1966  
Tatjana hybrid tea dark red 1970  
Tradition climber red 1995  
Träumerei bush lobster and salmon orange 1974  
UNICEF-Rose floribunda, shrub bright pink 2007 2005  
Uetersens Rosenkönigin bush orange to mid-red 2009  
Uetersens Rosenprinzessin bush light pink 2009  
Valencia hybrid tea amber-yellow 1989  
Vogelpark Walsrode bush light pink 1988 1989  
Walter Schultheis  
Wedding Bells hybrid tea pink 2010  
Weisse Immensee shrub white 1982  
Weisse Wolke climber white 1998  
Westerland bush orange to apricot 1969 1974  
Wilhelm climber dark red 1934  
Wilhelm Hansmann Kordesii shrub dark red 1955
Winter Sun hybrid tea yellow 2010  
Yankee Doodle hybrid tea yellow blend 1965  
Zaide shrub pink 2006  
Zitronenjette hybrid tea yellow 1964  
Zwergenfee miniature red orange 1978  
Zwergkönigin miniature pink 1979  
 
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References

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  1. ^ a b c Charles & Brigid Quest-Ritson, The RHS Encyclopedia of Roses, Dorling Kindersley, 2003, p 221. ISBN 978-1-4053-3511-9.
  2. ^ Charles Quest-Ritson, Climbing Roses of the World, Timber Press, 2003, pp 195–6. ISBN 0-88192-563-2.

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