WELLENSPIEL ® – light pink nostalgia rose – KORwimcres
Romantic own-root propagation material of Wellenspiel® offers professional, tray-grown rooted cuttings for premium container programmes, combining colour-stable, light pink blooms, vigour suited to bush-trained, 3–5-cane production, and remontant flowering for season-long retail appeal; its very double, globular pompon flowers support premium positioning in exclusive finished products, while strong disease resistance and H7 hardiness deliver reliable performance in nursery beds, park and hedge projects, and thematic collections in regions where winters are severe and wind exposure is high; good heat and drought tolerance backs predictable scheduling in UK container lines, with own-root material maturing naturally from roots in year one, structural framework in year two, and full ornamental value from year three, supporting long-lived, low-replacement planting for wholesale partners and retail reseller networks.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Premium 5–7 L nostalgia shrub – Own-root, bush-trained Wellenspiel® in 5–7 L pots, focused on flower quality, remontant performance and exclusive look, positioned as an upper-tier Romantic rose for branded retail benches – retail / reseller networks.
- Hedging and park project line – Nursery blocks trained for hedge and park use, capitalising on disease resistance, dense foliage and hardiness to supply reliable, low-maintenance shrubs in consistent grades – municipal and public-realm suppliers.
- Thematic collection feature rose – Curated batches for rose gardens and collection beds, leveraging pastel pink, award-backed Romantic appeal and own-root longevity to anchor long-term display plantings – thematic and show-garden operators.
- Fragrant specimen container – Individually selected, well-branched shrubs in premium containers, marketed on sweetly spicy fragrance, globular bloom form and repeat flowering for high-impact focal points – independent garden centres.
- Season-extended park shrub – Production geared to beds and mixed borders where hips and hardiness add off-season value, emphasising durable frameworks and low intervention for predictable multi-year schemes – landscape contractors and integrators.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Registered as KORwimcres, marketed as Wellenspiel® within the MärchenRosen® collection; shrub rose, nostalgia / Romantic commercial type, verified authenticity for professional propagation use. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Tim-Hermann Kordes at W. Kordes’ Söhne, with unknown parentage; introduced and registered in 2016 by W. Kordes’ Söhne for garden and landscape ornamental use. |
| Awards and recognition |
Recognised at multiple European trials: second prize Baden bei Wien 2015, audience award The Hague 2017, silver medal and fragrance award Kortrijk 2018, merit Hradec Králové 2020, gold and audience awards Warsaw 2021. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright shrub habit reaching 100–140 cm in height and 70–100 cm spread, moderately thorny, with dense, slightly glossy dark green foliage; self-cleaning behaviour not provided in the available data. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, very double, globular to pompon blooms borne in clusters, with more than 40 petals; remontant character with a plentiful second flowering, providing extended ornamental display on established plants. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Delicate light pastel pink with cool tone; icy-pink outer edges and deeper centre when opening, silvery-pink edging before fading, generally good colour retention with only slight lightening under intense sunlight. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Moderate-strength, sweetly spicy rose fragrance supports sensory value; very full, double flowers limit access to stamens, so it is not considered pollinator-friendly and is selected primarily for ornamental impact. |
| Hip characteristics |
Produces moderately abundant, small spherical hips around 5–8 mm in diameter, coloured orange-red; hips contribute subtle late-season interest in shrub and park plantings where fruiting is appreciated. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Rated resistant to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; hardy to approximately -26 to -23 °C (H7, USDA 5b, Swedish Zone 4), with good heat tolerance, needing regular watering only during extended drought. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for hedge, specimen, bed and park uses with low maintenance requirements; supplied as bush-trained plants with 3–5 strong framework canes, best routed into premium 5–7 L containers for exclusive finished products. |
WELLENSPIEL ® offers award-backed flower quality, strong disease resistance and reliable hardiness on a regenerative own-root base, giving predictable, long-lived premium shrubs for which we would be pleased to coordinate capacity and scheduling with you.
