Hot Cocoa™ Floribunda Rose

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Award-Winning Color, Fragrance, and Garden Performance

All-America Rose Selections (AARS) Winner 2003

There's no other rose with color and scent to warm your heart like Hot Cocoa™ Floribunda Rose.

This is an utterly unique, easy-to-grow floribunda rose with novel color. Long, pointed buds of deep rust open to large, 4-inch, brownish orange fully double blooms of perfectly sculpted and ruffled petals with a deep rusty orange reverse. The scent is moderate old rose, and the show generous and long-lasting, repeating in great waves, filling garden and vase with stunning color from late spring until late fall.

Densely branched, the smoky-toned shrub grows vigorously and exhibits excellent disease resistance. Hot Cocoa™ Floribunda Rose manageable size and unusual color give Hot Cocoa™ Floribunda Rose great versatility. So, whether Hot Cocoa™ Floribunda Rose is grown as a showpiece in the rose garden or grouped in a perennial border, this rose offers a true color breakthrough that's not to be missed.

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Genus Rosa
Variety 'WEKpaltlez'
ppaf PP15,155
Zone 5 - 9
Bloom Start to End Late Spring - Late Fall
Habit Upright
Height 3 ft - 4 ft
Width 4 ft
Bloom Size 4 in
Petal Count 30
Additional Characteristics Bloom First Year, Free Bloomer, Repeat Bloomer, Pruning Recommended, Easy Care Plants, Long Bloomers
Bloom Color Orange, Brown
Bud Shape Ovoid, Pointed
Flower Shape Ruffled, Double
Foliage Color Glossy, Dark Green
Fragrance Old Rose, Moderate
Light Requirements Full Sun
Moisture Requirements Moist,  well-drained
Resistance Disease Resistant
Soil Tolerance Normal,  loamy
Uses Border, Landscapes, Hedge, Beds, Cut Flowers
Restrictions *Due to state restrictions we cannot ship to the following:
Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Hawaii, Idaho
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$84.80

Product Review Summary
Based on 4 reviews
The average rating for this product is 5 out of 5 stars
Overall Rating: 5.0/5.0
Customer Reviews
November 02, 2019
Healthy, nice color
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars

I have grown this rose since 2006, zone 6b-7. Temps are 100F in summer, -10F in winter. This is the healthiest of 35 or so roses in the yard, even though it is not in the best sunny spot. The leaves are glossy medium green, always free of blackspot and powdery mildew that sometimes gets on other roses. It carries a few blooms all season and flushes 3-4 times here. It grows to more than 6ft by 3ft wide. Quite thorny, not dangerously so.

El Grillo from TX
August 08, 2019
Very hardy, healthy foliage, beautiful blooms
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars

I have had this rose since 2006 and it is a dandy. I prune all 35 of my roses in late fall to keep canes from breaking in ice and snow, no other protection except for additional compost for winter. HC grows to 6ft by 3ft, so it gets pruned to about 3ft, then spring pruning is basic. Foliage is shiny bright green, disease-free and carefree. No six-legged pests except for cutter bees. As others have noted, it is very thorny. Spring flush is great, it carries some blooms the rest of the summer, and has 2 or 3 small flushes before first freeze. Look this rose up on HMF Roses.

El Grillo from TX
January 06, 2017
Recommended for lovers of red roses.
This shopper rated the product 4 out of 5 stars

Very hardy and prolific bloomer in the heat and humidity of Middle GA. Easy to grow. Thorny.

Diane from GA
April 16, 2013
Wonderful colors
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars

I went crazy when I first saw this rose a few years ago in their catalog and it has never failed to attract attention. The scent is strong and delightful. I missed by one year getting the tree rose, but this year they finally repeated the tree rose and I bought it.

amv from NY

Choosing Your Roses

Bare root roses are the most common form of roses for spring and early season planting, and come in two types: grafted and own root.

Grafted Bare root Roses
Own root Bare root Roses

Grafted roses, sometimes referred to as budded bare root roses, have roots that belong to a different variety of rose than the shoots. While the shoots will grow into the variety of rose you've selected, the root variety has been specially grown and developed for hardiness, improved resistance to common diseases, and improved resistance to certain weather conditions. The roots on any grafted rose you receive are usually already two years old, so they'll establish in your garden more quickly when planted.

Own root roses are grown from rose shoot cuttings and develop their own root system. Unlike grafted roses, both their roots and shoots come from the same variety of plant.


All Jackson & Perkins bare root roses are maintained in a suspended state of growth in our state-of-the-art wet cooler, so they'll be delivered to you with no foliage or blooms. The wet cooler has a uniform storage temperature set just above freezing and uses a fog system to provide consistent humidity of 100%, ensuring the roses remain fully hydrated and don't exit dormancy before leaving our facility. While you might see some variance in size, even within the same variety of bare root rose, all our roses meet the same rigorous standards of quality.

So, not sure which type of bare root rose you should choose? Don't worry, we've got that covered. We've researched which varieties of bare root roses grow better as grafted or own root, and both types can be planted in the early spring months, so just choose the variety of rose you're most interested in and get planting.

Though you might be surprised or intimidated when you receive a box of bare root roses filled with roots and shoots, rest assured, with the proper care, these little bundles will grow into stunning roses.


Container Roses

Container Roses

container roses are typically available in 2-quart sizes or larger and come with established foliage that may or may not have blooms. While bare root roses should generally be planted in early spring, container roses allow you quite a bit more flexibility in planting time, from spring all the way through fall in many zones. Fall can be a good season to plant container roses because it allows them enough time to establish themselves before cold or freezing temperatures arrive.


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The Jackson & Perkins Difference

Jackson & Perkins is one of the most recognized names in the gardening industry. In fact, for decades rose lovers have considered Jackson & Perkins synonymous with great roses. How has Jackson & Perkins earned this reputation? Simple, for over 100 years we have brought our customers the world's finest selection of roses.

Jackson & Perkins became a leader in the world of roses by producing dozens of award-winning roses. Jackson & Perkins has won more All-America Rose Selection awards than any other US company. In addition to the AARS awards, Jackson & Perkins has won numerous other awards, including the coveted Golden Rose of The Hague and the Royal National Rose Society’s President’s International trophy, among others.

From seed to market a new garden rose can take 8 to 10 years to develop. Every year, thousands of seedlings are grown but only a handful are selected to move into the trial phase. During this time, potential new roses are grown and evaluated in different climatic regions of the country. Our rosarians are looking for rose bushes that have stronger disease resistance, vigorous growth habits, and clean healthy foliage. When it comes to blooms, they are looking for improved flower form, unique colors, and strong fragrance.

Today Jackson & Perkins offers over 200 varieties of roses that includes a broad selection of exclusive roses, historical favorites, and innovative genetics from hybridizers around the world. We have two seasons each year for roses. In the spring, we offer bare root rose bushes, bare root 36” trees, 24” patio trees, and container grown roses. Our fall season is all bush roses, and they are available in 2QT and 1GL containers.

Whether you are new to roses or are an experienced rosarian, our online store has rose varieties for you. Our website is packed with information. You will find each rose fully described and lots of articles and videos that will help answer all your questions. Our call center staff have decades of experience and are just a phone call away.

Jackson & Perkins is here to help you in every way on your rose-growing journey.  There is no other plant in the garden that comes in more colors, fragrances, shapes, or forms, or performs as many functions than roses do.


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