Rosa 'Iceberg'

Rosa Iceberg
Genus	Rosa hybrid
Hybrid parentage	'Robin Hood' x 'Virgo'
Cultivar group	Floribunda
Cultivar	Rosa 'KORbin'
Marketing names	Iceberg, Fée des Neiges, Schneewittchen
Origin	Bred by W. Kordes & Sons, Germany, 1958.

Iceberg is a white floribunda rose cultivar bred by Kordes in Germany in 1958. It is also known as 'KORbin' (the registered cultivar name), Fée des Neiges and Schneewittchen.Iceberg is among the world's best known roses.

Iceberg is a modern cluster-flowered floribunda rose cultivar. It is commercially available in two main forms: a bush and a standard, both produced by a form of grafting known as budding. The size and shape of bush forms depend on growing conditions and pruning regime: it is usually about 1.2 metres (3.9 ft) high and 1 metre (3.3 ft) wide, though in hot climates it can reach 2 metres (6.6 ft) high and if lightly pruned can become a graceful shrub. Leaves are small, light green and glossy. Blooms are about 5 cm in diameter and have 25 to 35 petals. They grow in clusters on long stems. Buds are long and pointed. The fragrant flowers usually appear abundantly throughout the year.

The cultivar was developed by prolific German rose breeder Reimer Kordes in Germany in 1958. He and his father Wilhelm had initially specialised in developing bush roses that were suitable for small gardens. The parent varieties of Iceberg are 'Robin Hood', a red hybrid musk rose, developed by Joseph Pemberton in 1927 in England, and 'Virgo', a white hybrid-tea rose bred in France by Charles Mallerin in 1927.

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