Rosa "Orangerie", 2 l vazonas

• Type: floribunda rose (Kordes Fairy Tale series)
• Botanical name: Rosa 'Orangerie'
• Origin: bred by Tim Hermann Kordes (W. Kordes' Söhne, Germany, bred 2006, introduced 2016), registered as KORgeriora
• Height and spread: 80–120 cm tall, 50–100 cm wide
• Flowering: repeat flowering in flushes from June to October; deep orange, sometimes with fine red veins, very full (up to 125 petals) nostalgic 7–8 cm blooms, singly or in small clusters
• Fragrance: moderate to strong fragrance
• Light: full sun, at least 6 hours a day
• Soil: fertile, loose, loamy, pH 6–6.5, free-draining
• Hardiness: USDA 5b; takes down to −27 °C; in Estonia mounding the base is enough, add spruce boughs in winters with little snow
• Disease resistance: very healthy foliage according to the breeder
• Use: beds, rose gardens, containers, cutting
• Size: potted rose plant

Planting. Potted roses can be planted from spring to early October. Choose a sunny spot (at least 6 hours of sun a day) with good air flow and fertile, loose, loamy, slightly acid soil (pH 6–6.5) that does not stay waterlogged. Dig a 50×50 cm hole and set the graft union 3–5 cm below the surface. Space plants 40–50 cm apart.

Watering and feeding. Water deeply but infrequently — 10–15 L per plant once or twice a week in dry spells, at the base, not over the leaves. Feed with a nitrogen or complete rose fertiliser in spring, a complete feed in June–July, and from late July only potassium and phosphorus without nitrogen so the stems ripen before winter. A compost mulch keeps the soil moist.

Care. In spring shorten stems by a third to a half and remove weak, old and frost-damaged wood. In summer remove spent clusters entirely so the bush reflowers sooner. Winter protection is not essential; to be safe, mound the base 15–20 cm high in autumn.

Gardener's tip. Takes down to −27 °C; in Estonia mounding the base is enough, add spruce boughs in winters with little snow. To keep 'Orangerie' healthy (very healthy foliage according to the breeder), plant it in an open, airy spot and clear fallen leaves in autumn.