For many years, roses delight people with their exquisite beauty. It is always nice to receive a pink bouquet as a gift and just admire these plants in the garden or park.
In addition to beauty, flowers have a delicate aroma, thanks to which they serve as raw materials for the manufacture of various perfumes. People like roses so much that they have brought out a huge variety of their species and varieties. Let us dwell on the roses of Cordes, which are very popular among connoisseurs of this flower and gardeners.
A bit of history
The story of the rose that we are used to seeing today begins with a wild rose.
Did you know? The first scientific characteristic of roses was made by Theophrast in Ancient Greece around 370 BC.
Many years ago, it began to cultivate and get first the first roses as such, and then their hybrids. Modern groups such as climbing, tea hybrids, scrubs, floribunda are very popular now.
In such a separate group of garden roses, with the name Hybrid Kordesii Hybrid Kordesii rose hybrid, Cordes hybrids grown by the German company "Wilhelm Cordes and Sons" are highlighted. 
It all started with the founder of the company, Wilhelm Cordes. He was born in 1865, devoted his whole life to the cultivation of roses, died at the age of 70 years. Wilhelm was a sailor, but at twenty-two years he opened a nursery, which was engaged in growing and selling already known pink varieties.
World War I made adjustments to the quiet life of a gardener. The British took him prisoner and interned on the Isle of Man. It was there that he realized that he wanted to create new varieties of a beautiful flower, and he has been studying genetics for more than four years.
In the 20s of the last century, William handed over the management of the company to his brother, and he was engaged exclusively in selection - breeding more and more new hybrids.
Did you know? Cordes hybrids hit the countries of the former USSR only after its collapse.He pays special attention to frost resistance and unpretentiousness of varieties in relation to diseases and pests, not forgetting about the beauty of the flower. After 10 years, his company grows, his sons take over the selection case, and later his grandson.
Now the company has about 200 employees, it grows more than three million rose bushes per year and exports more than two million. W. Kordes' Söhne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG is one of the world's top four largest companies that export products and produce new pink varieties. 
Important! When choosing seedlings, be sure to pay attention to the healthy appearance of the leaf and stem. If somewhere you see any spots or damage - this plant may soon die.
Distinctive features
Cordes hybrids in a large variety are represented in all groups of these beautiful plants - bush, floribunda, park, standard, miniature, ground cover, tea hybrids, climbing.
All of them are derived with two basic conditions. - high frost resistance and immunity to various pests and diseases. Therefore, they feel good in all corners of the garden or park - both in the sun and in the shade.
This is all because the hybrids of Cordes are grafted on dogrose or dog rose - the botanical name of hunds-rosé, Rosa canina. They are resistant to cold and unpretentious to the soil.
Two-year-old seedlings already have up to three healthy shoots, and after disembarking, they acquire as many more and bloom until late autumn.
Gardeners pay special attention to the packaging of these plants. Many pack seedlings in plastic, and this company supplies roses, closing the root system in a metal mesh. 
This allows you to prikopat seedling, if you can not immediately plant it, or plant it in this form, while not injuring the root system of the plant.
In the 50s of the last century, the company defended the quality of its products, namely, it introduced the concept of ADR-rose. This is a kind of quality mark that the plant receives after several years of testing.
An assessment of frost resistance, the appearance of the plant, the abundance of flowers, the beauty and aroma of a mature flower and a bud are given, and the bush is tested for resistance to diseases and pests without insect protection.
You will probably be interested to read about the varieties and the cultivation of Dutch, Canadian and English roses.The effect of such a sign is controlled. If, after some time, the rose ceases to meet its requirements, it is removed. Truly German quality for reasonable money.
Gardeners note that the hybrids of Cordes successfully take root on a wide variety of soils, are resistant to all weather conditions with all the variety of types and color characteristics of the flower. 
Photos and titles
Let's get acquainted with the best and most popular varieties of roses of Cordes, who feel well in any climate and are unpretentious in cultivation, and consider their photos.
Alchymist
The variety is interesting because it changes the color of the flower depending on weather conditions. By itself, a beautiful flower about 10 centimeters in diameter can be from yellow, peach to orange-apricot with a pinkish tint of color.
It can be grown bush, up to 3 meters in height and the same in width, in the way and as a climbing form. 
Illusion
This is a rose that is woven and reaches a height of up to 2.5 m. On inflorescences there are up to five red-coral flowers that are very fragrant. It grows very quickly.
Check out such varieties of climbing roses as "Pink Intuition", "New Dawn", "Pierre de Ronsard".
Ilse Krohn Superior
It is considered one of the most beautiful white roses. Although it is not completely white, but rather creamy white. Flowers are large, fragrant, more than ten centimeters in diameter, very terry, collected in small inflorescences up to 5 pieces. It is a climbing bush with a height of more than two meters. 
Quadra
This is another representative of the climbing roses Cordes up to two and a width up to a meter. First, up to four dark red buds appear in the inflorescences, which open into red flowers, which subsequently change to a bright red color. Petals are located symmetrically in a flower up to 8 centimeters. 
Sympathie
Spray rose with bright flowers of noble red color that look even brighter against the background of green leaves. Nine-centimeter flowers grow in clusters of 5-10, bloom profusely and have a long period of time. 
Adjimushkaj
On a bush with a height of up to two meters with bright green leaves, inflorescences of flowers of rich red color are formed. Terry rose, not more than 10 centimeters in diameter, has 21 petals. Used for vertical gardening, blooms until late autumn. 
Blue boy
Rose from the group Scrab. The shrub rarely reaches a height of one and a half meters and is densely dotted with pink-lilac flowers. So thick that it seems, the branches will break under their weight. 
Brillant
A crab, a long and abundantly blooming rose about 1.2 meters high. The color of double flowers in the shape of a bowl is impossible to describe. You can call them bright red with a mixture of coral and orange. 
Ramira
Refers to climbing roses, grows up to 3 meters. In the inflorescences classic very large, up to 13 centimeters flowers of the most delicate pink color. Have a gentle, but steady smell. 
Limbo
A small bush rarely reaches a meter in height. The flowers are in the shape of a cone of yellow color with green along the edges of the petals. Very popular because of the unusual color, the popular name - the dollar. 
Features of growing
Roses Cordes are easy to grow, this is their main feature. Before planting, you can fertilize the hole with compost by mixing it with the ground so that the roots do not come into direct contact with the fertilizer.
The pit should not be deep, usually half a meter is enough. The roots of the roses of this manufacturer are hidden in a metal mesh container, you can plant them with it, or you can without them.
All varieties of Cordes are cold-resistant and unpretentious to the soil, they are not attacked by pests. Therefore, the bushes, as a rule, do not cover for the winter, and fertilizers are applied at their discretion.
Important! Varieties of Cordes can not be planted in places where previously grew roses for over five years. Despite all the resistance, they may not give the desired effect, despite the fertilizer.
Cordes hybrids will undoubtedly become a real gem of your garden. They do not require special care, bloom for a long time and with a large number of flowers, smell fragrant and incredibly beautiful. They are frost-resistant, well tolerate various climatic conditions.The great diversity of their types will allow to decorate any corner whether it be a fence, arch, flower bed - anything. If you have not tried to grow roses, experienced gardeners recommend starting with these varieties.
