MAXI-VITA® – apricot-pink bedding floribunda rose - Kordes
Vigorous own-root MAXI-VITA® provides a compact, bushy framework that fits efficiently into standard container lines, while its low-maintenance, disease-resistant habit supports predictable bed and park production. The semi-double, cluster-flowered blooms give repeated peach-pink colour coverage suited to reliable garden performance ranges and collection-type displays. As an ADR-recognised cultivar, it underpins nursery and wholesale programmes where long-term landscape reliability matters and own-root propagation offers stable, renewable stocks. In typical UK nursery networks it performs consistently from propagation beds into 2–3 L containers, also scaling to 40–50 litre units for public-realm and cemetery planting. Over successive seasons its development from root establishment through structural build-up to mature ornamental impact supports capacity planning and medium-term stocking decisions, even in sites facing colder, wind-exposed seasons in Scotland and northern England.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- 2–3 L floribunda bed line – compact, bushy plants with repeat peach-pink flowering, finished from NEONATAL cuttings into standard containers as a reliable garden performance bed rose line – target: retail / reseller.
- Landscape 40–50 L feature units – own-root, disease-resistant stock grown into 40–50 litre containers for parks, urban green and slope plantings where low intervention and stable stands are crucial – target: public-realm suppliers.
- Cemetery border series – uniform 2–3 L plants with soft peach-pink colour and modest height, scheduled for cemetery and memorial plantings needing low-maintenance, tidy structure – target: cemetery contractors.
- Thematic ADR collection block – NEONATAL-based propagation for gene-bank and show-garden beds, highlighting ADR performance and consistent colour behaviour within curated collections – target: thematic rose gardens.
- Patio floribunda selection – compact, bush-trained plants in standard containers, exploiting repeat flowering and manageable height for patio and small-space assortments – target: garden-centre assortments.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Floribunda bedding rose, registered as KORfeining, traded as Maxi-Vita® / Maxi-Vita® RigoRosen®; ARS exhibition name Maxi Vita for shrub rose category listings and show purposes. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by W. Kordes’ Söhne in Germany (breeding year 1991), later introduced and distributed by the same company; parentage data are not provided for this cultivar. |
| Awards and recognition |
Bagatelle Certificat de Mérite, Geneva Certificat de Mérite, Monza Silver Medal, The Hague First Class Certificate (all 1999), ADR certification (2000), Australian National Rose Trial Gardens Certificate of Merit (2005). |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Bushy, compact habit reaching about 50–70 cm in height and 40–60 cm spread, moderately thorny shoots, mid-green, slightly glossy foliage of medium density; no confirmed data are available on self-cleaning behaviour. |
| Flower morphology |
Semi-double, cup-shaped clusters with roughly 13–25 petals; medium-sized blooms about 1.5–2.75 inches, flowering in generous trusses and repeating well with an abundant second flush through the season. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Apricot-peach-pink flowers (RHS 36C outer, 36A inner) opening vibrant with a yellowish glow, then maturing to mid peach-pink and finally to soft pastel peach-pink as the yellowish cast recedes before petal fall. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
The fragrance is very weak and barely noticeable, with a classic rosy character when perceptible; overall the cultivar is not fragrance-driven and is mainly specified for its colour and garden performance. |
| Hip characteristics |
Hip set is not typical; where hips form they are spherical, 6–9 mm diameter, orange-red (RHS 34B), and generally of minor ornamental significance in standard production and landscape use. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Good resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust, with an RHS H7 rating and hardiness around −21 to −18 °C (USDA 6b, Swedish zone 3); tolerates heat well, while specific drought performance data are not provided. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for flower beds, slopes, parks, urban green spaces, cemeteries, containers and ground-cover roles; low maintenance with generally little intervention required, supplied bush-trained and compact for standard containers. |
MAXI-VITA® RigoRosen® KORfeining combines compact bushy structure, repeat peach-pink flowering and robust disease resistance in a predictable own-root form that supports long-lived, stable stands; you may wish to discuss volumes, timings and contract options.
