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Rosa
'KORstarnow'
Rigo Innocencia ® Rose
Origin: Hybridized by W. Kordes & Sons, Germany, before 2002 and introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Retail) in 2003 as 'Innocencia'. Introduced in the United Kingdom by Mattocks Roses / Notcutts in 2006 and later in the United States by Ashdown Roses Historic Archive in 2007 as 'Innocencia' and again in United States by Greenheart Farms in 2010 as 'White Balconia'.
| Family |
| Rosaceae |
| Genus |
| Rosa |
| Cultivar |
| 'KORstarnow' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| Synonyms |
| Rosa 'Rigo Innocencia', Rosa 'Sparkles' , Rosa 'White Balconia', Rosa 'County of Yorkshire' |
| Registered Name |
| Rigo Innocencia ®® |
| Tradmarked Name |
| Innocencia ™™ |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6 - 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6a - 9a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -40 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -30 |
| Height |
| 50 cm |
| Spread |
| 50 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A low-lying landscape shrub rose. |
| Landscape |
| Beds and borders, cut flowers, rose gardens, informal gardens, city and courtyard gardens or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in full to partial sun in moist but well-drained soil. Apply a slow release fertilizer in early spring just as leaves emerge. Prune old flowers to encourage re-blooming. |
| Shape |
| Compact. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Can be affected by diseases such as black spot, rose rust, or powdery mildew but each are highly unlikely. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Robust, upright-growing, slightly woody, glaborous medium green to reddish-green stems that don characteristic reddish-green thorns. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Simple, pinnate snow white flower buds appearing in bunches of 2 - 3 or 4 - 8. |
| Leaf Description |
| Finely-serrated, simple-pinnate medium to deep green leaves. |
| Flower Description |
| Showy, 3.5 cm blooms, composed of 16-19 loosely-arranged whorls of delicate, broad heart-shaped snow white petals. A perpetual bloomer. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth, thorny. |
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