Rich plum-purple blooms bring rare color to the garden - with the heat and humidity performance to back up their beauty.
Luscious 75-petal blooms flower repeatedly on a compact, disease-resistant Floribunda selected for strong performance in warm summer conditions.
Sunbelt® Plum Perfect™ Floribunda Rose brings an uncommon color to the garden with very full blooms in rich shades of plum, purple, and deep lavender. Each 2- to 3-inch flower is packed with approximately 75 ruffled petals, creating a lush display against glossy medium green foliage. But Plum Perfect™ offers more than remarkable color. Developed for the Sunbelt® collection, it combines repeat flowering with strong performance in heat and humidity and excellent disease resistance, making those distinctive blooms especially valuable in challenging summer conditions.
A moderate sweet fragrance with raspberry and cassis notes adds another dimension to the flowers. Growing approximately 3 to 4 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide, Plum Perfect™ develops a compact, upright habit that fits easily into beds, borders, mixed landscapes, and large containers. The abundant flowers are also excellent for cutting, bringing their unusual plum coloring indoors.
Why You'll Love It
Rare plum-purple and deep lavender coloring stands apart from more traditional rose shades
Approximately 75 petals create exceptionally full, ruffled flowers
Strong performance in heat and humidity makes it especially valuable through warm summers
Repeat flowering provides multiple waves of color throughout the season
Moderate sweet fragrance includes raspberry and cassis notes
Glossy medium green foliage provides a handsome backdrop for the richly colored blooms
Compact growth works beautifully in beds, borders, landscapes, and large containers
Abundant blooms make distinctive cut flowers for arrangements
Why This Rose Stands Out
Purple roses immediately command attention, and Sunbelt® Plum Perfect™ delivers color with unusual depth. Its very full flowers combine plum, purple, and deep lavender tones across layers of ruffled petals, creating a sophisticated color effect that is difficult to find elsewhere in the rose garden. The compact plant makes that distinctive color easy to incorporate into borders, mixed plantings, and containers.
What makes Plum Perfect™ particularly compelling is the performance behind the flowers. The Sunbelt® collection was developed with warm-climate garden performance in mind, and Plum Perfect™ handles heat and humidity while maintaining healthy foliage and repeat flowering. Disease resistance adds another layer of reliability, creating a rose selected for gardeners who want unusual color without sacrificing garden performance.
Plant Highlights
Rose Type: Floribunda Rose
Collection: Sunbelt®
Cultivar: 'KORvodacom'
Patent: PP22,691
Bloom Color: Plum-purple to deep lavender
Bloom Size: Approximately 2 to 3 inches
Petal Count: Approximately 75 petals
Flower Form: Very full, double, ruffled blooms
Fragrance Strength: Moderate
Fragrance Notes: Sweet raspberry and cassis
Bloom Season: Early summer through early fall
Flowering: Repeat flowering throughout the season
Growth Habit: Compact and upright
Mature Height: Approximately 3 to 4 feet
Mature Width: Approximately 2 to 3 feet
Foliage: Glossy medium green
Sun Exposure: Full sun
USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-9
Special Strengths: Unusual flower color, heat and humidity performance, disease resistance, repeat flowering, and cutting performance
Best Garden Uses: Beds, borders, mixed landscapes, large containers, specimen plantings, and cutting gardens
Frequently Asked Questions
What color is Sunbelt® Plum Perfect™ Rose? Plum Perfect™ produces unusually colored flowers in rich shades of plum, purple, and deep lavender. The saturated coloring makes it a distinctive choice for gardeners looking beyond traditional red, pink, yellow, and white roses.
How does Plum Perfect™ perform in hot weather? Heat and humidity performance is one of Plum Perfect™'s important strengths. As part of the Sunbelt® collection, it is well suited to gardens that experience warm summer conditions while still providing repeat flowering and healthy foliage.
Is Plum Perfect™ disease resistant? Yes. Excellent disease resistance is an important part of Plum Perfect™'s garden performance and complements its tolerance for challenging summer conditions.
Is Plum Perfect™ fragrant? Yes. Plum Perfect™ has a moderate sweet fragrance with raspberry and cassis notes.
How large are Plum Perfect™ flowers? The flowers are approximately 2 to 3 inches across and contain about 75 petals. Their high petal count and ruffled form give the blooms a very full appearance.
Does Plum Perfect™ bloom repeatedly? Yes. Plum Perfect™ is a repeat-flowering Floribunda that produces multiple waves of its distinctive plum-purple blooms during the growing season.
How large does Plum Perfect™ grow? Plum Perfect™ develops a compact, upright habit approximately 3 to 4 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide under suitable garden conditions.
Can Plum Perfect™ be grown in a container? Yes. Its compact habit makes Plum Perfect™ suitable for a large container with good drainage. Container-grown roses require regular moisture checks, particularly during hot weather.
Is Plum Perfect™ good for cutting? Yes. Its abundant, richly colored flowers make distinctive additions to bouquets and arrangements, providing an unusual plum-purple color that can be difficult to find among garden roses.
Care Tips
Plant Sunbelt® Plum Perfect™ in full sun and moist, well-drained soil with good air circulation. Water deeply at the root zone during dry periods and use mulch to help conserve soil moisture. Remove spent blooms as needed to encourage continued flowering. Prune in early spring to remove dead, damaged, or crossing canes and maintain healthy, compact growth. When growing Plum Perfect™ in a container, choose a large container with good drainage and monitor soil moisture regularly during warm weather.
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Arrived well packaged with healthy foliage and in bud that bloomed within days! Such a perfect color. Will get more when back in stock!
JT from MS
June 04, 2026
zero scent
This shopper rated the product 1 out of 5 stars
The blossoms are indeed beautiful, but I purchase roses for the scent. I received the plant on 5/29/26 with multiple blooms. The plant is very healthy with several buds.
Linnea from OH
July 16, 2024
Terrible
This shopper rated the product 1 out of 5 stars
Please do not buy this rose. Only buy bare roots or you will waste your money and not get a refund
Angela Benjamin from DC
July 02, 2019
Stunning
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars
Absolutely beautiful rose. The flowers and foliage do not look real. Plant was very healthy when received and has grown very quickly. It has already produced an abundance of flowers. The cut roses hold well. I was so impressed with this rose I ordered one for my daughter as well. A definite must have for the rose lover.
WBF1 from TX
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 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 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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