Hybrid Tea Rose 'Snowfire': Kordes' 1970 Bicolor Blaze

Introduced in 1970 by W. Kordes & Sons, 'Snowfire' (PP3014) is a hybrid tea that sets the garden ablaze with its dramatic bicolor blooms: white petals dramatically edged and flushed with bright red—a fire on snow.

Botanical Profile

The high-centered buds open into large, exhibition-form flowers, the white petals each bordered with a vivid red picotee edge that can cover half the petal. The effect is electric—white fire, red flame. The fragrance is light, sweet. The plant is upright and vigorous, 4-5 feet tall, with dark green, glossy, disease-resistant foliage. Kordes has long specialized in picotee and bicolor roses. 'Snowfire' is one of their most dramatic—a rose that looks like it was designed for a flower show, but performs beautifully in the garden. A blaze of contrast that never burns out.