Rosa x polyantha - Lilliputs 'Mandarin' - Miniature Rose

The 'Mandarin' rose (KORlisuha) is part of a series of particularly floriferous and resistant miniature varieties, the Lilliputs, created by the German rose breeder Kordes. It is distinguished by the particularly warm colour of its miniature double roses, intermediate between red and coppery salmon. It is a very bushy little shrub with a nicely rounded habit, which blooms continuously from late spring until the first frost in radiant bouquets enhanced by lovely glossy foliage. This charming variety is also highly disease-resistant and easy to grow in the ground and pots..

The flowers of the Rosa Mandarin KORlisuha gathered in terminal bouquets come from the polyantha rose, an old hybrid derived from Rosa multiflora and Rosa chinensis. This hybrid variety was introduced in 2016 by Kordes.

This tiny and well-behaved bush has a bushy and branching habit, very dense and always neat. It will reach about 50 cm (20in) in height and 40 cm (16in) in width in a few years. The double flowers, measuring 4 cm (2in), are abundantly produced and continuously blooming from June to October if the soil remains moist. In this Mandarin variety, the flowers comprise 17 to 25 salmon-red petals assembled in a cup shape. This variety also develops healthy, well-furnished foliage, with small dentate leaflets measuring no more than 2 cm (1in) long and 1 cm (0in) wide, of a beautiful bright and glossy green. It is deciduous, disappearing in winter and regrowing in spring on short stems equipped with thorns.

The 'Mandarin' Lilliputs rose is terrific for borders, flower beds, pots or containers on the terrace, or patio. It can be combined with other miniature roses in harmonious colours or planted in groups of 3 plants arranged in a triangle at the centre of a small flower bed. Plant it en masse along the edge of the terrace or a small pathway. It can be paired with perennial geraniums (Geranium Blue Cloud, Anne Folkard, Nimbus, Orion), campanulas (lactiflora, rapunculoides), catmints, perennial salvias, creeping baby's breath, or lobelias, depending on your tastes. This plant will improve the look of bush rose beds by hiding the base of the plants.