Kordes, Germany 1958
‘Robinhood’ x ‘Virgo’
‘Iceberg’ KORbin
syns. ‘Fee des Neiges’,
‘Schneewittchen’
White, Floribunda,
20-25 petals, 1958; Climbing Version 1968
Welcome to the World of Rose Gardening or Rose Gardening World. Visit Rose Gardening World often. We welcome comments. Take time and smell the roses. Roses have been around for millions of years which just prove that Roses are easy plants to grow contrary to popular belief. The Rose is also our National Floral Emblem and the state flower of several states. Happy Rose Gardening!
I first saw 'Iceberg', a white modern, cluster-flowered rose
(floribunda) in California about ten years ago. I was amazed then at how popular 'Iceberg'
roses was in Southern California at that time inspite of the rose being 40+ years already since it was first introduced by Reimer Kordes. They were everywhere. We saw a lot of them at private gardens and even
at the wineries in Temecula.
The flowers are semi-double and well formed, pure white
with occasional pinkish tints in the bud state, especially in early spring and
autumn when the nights are cold and damp.
The blooms are produced continuously in clusters of up to 15 per spray,
long lasting, both on the bush or as a cut flower. They have a moderate but not overpowering
rose fragrance. 'Iceberg' can be used
as a bedding plant for massed display which was very effective as we saw them in
California. 'Iceberg' is almost entirely
resistant to mildew and suffers only mildly from blackspot. All in all, Iceberg is still the best and most
popular white floribunda today.
‘Climbing Iceberg’ (syn. ‘Climbing Fee des Neiges’), which is never without bloom, is a disease-resistant, healthy, robust
plant. It is not too rampant and can be
used to cover small fences or garden structures and even entwine around veranda posts.
Awards:
National Rose Society Gold Medal 1958
Baden-Baden Gold Medal 1958
World’s Favorite Rose 1983
Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit 1993.
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