Extraordinary fragrance and petal-packed salmon-pink blooms thrive even through hot, humid summers.
An impressive 150 petals fill each 4-inch bloom on a compact, disease-resistant Hybrid Tea selected for exceptional fragrance and warm-weather performance.
Sunbelt® Savannah™ Hybrid Tea Rose brings together three qualities gardeners rarely find in one rose: extraordinary fragrance, remarkably full flowers, and impressive performance through summer heat and humidity. Each 4-inch bloom is packed with 150 silky petals in shades that range from soft pink to rich salmon. Strong tea rose fragrance makes the flowers as rewarding to experience as they are to see, while repeat flowering provides new waves of blooms from late spring into fall.
Despite the abundance of petals, Savannah™ grows on a compact, shapely plant approximately 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide. Glossy green foliage creates a handsome backdrop for the flowers, while strong disease resistance helps maintain healthy garden performance. Developed as part of the Sunbelt® collection, Savannah™ is especially valuable for gardeners who want beautiful Hybrid Tea flowers and fragrance without sacrificing performance when summer conditions turn hot and humid.
Why You'll Love It
Strong tea rose fragrance makes scent one of its defining qualities
Compact 4-foot habit fits easily into beds, borders, and mixed rose gardens
Glossy green foliage provides an attractive backdrop for the flowers
Beautiful blooms and strong fragrance make Savannah™ an excellent rose for cutting
2015 Biltmore Rose Trials winner for Overall Best Rose, Best Hybrid Tea Rose, and Most Fragrant Rose
Why This Rose Stands Out
Fragrance alone would make Sunbelt® Savannah™ memorable. Its strong tea rose perfume accompanies 4-inch flowers filled with 150 petals, creating an exceptionally rich combination of scent, color, and flower form. Soft pink petals deepen toward salmon, giving the blooms warmth and dimension in both the garden and the vase.
What makes Savannah™ particularly valuable is how much performance accompanies that beauty. The Sunbelt® collection was developed with warm-region performance in mind, and Savannah™ combines heat and humidity tolerance with strong disease resistance and repeat flowering. That combination earned Savannah™ three honors at the 2015 Biltmore Rose Trials: Overall Best Rose, Best Hybrid Tea Rose, and Most Fragrant Rose. For Jackson & Perkins gardeners, it is compelling proof that this rose delivers fragrance and beauty alongside serious garden performance.
Plant Highlights
Rose Type: Hybrid Tea Rose
Collection: Sunbelt®
Breeder: Kordes
Cultivar: 'KORvioros'
Patent: PP26,285
Bloom Color: Soft pink to rich salmon
Bloom Size: Approximately 4 inches
Petal Count: 150 petals
Flower Form: Very full, double blooms
Fragrance Strength: Strong
Fragrance Notes: Tea rose
Bloom Season: Late spring through late fall
Flowering: Repeat flowering throughout the season
Growth Habit: Compact and shapely
Mature Height: Approximately 4 feet
Mature Width: Approximately 3 feet
Foliage: Glossy green
Sun Exposure: Full sun
USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-9
Special Strengths: Exceptional fragrance, very full flowers, heat and humidity tolerance, disease resistance, repeat flowering, and cutting performance
Best Garden Uses: Beds, borders, mixed rose gardens, specimen plantings, and cutting gardens
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Sunbelt® Savannah™ Rose fragrant? Yes. Fragrance is one of Savannah™'s defining qualities. Its flowers have a strong classic tea rose fragrance that makes them especially rewarding near patios, walkways, seating areas, and in cut-flower arrangements.
What color is Sunbelt® Savannah™ Rose? The flowers combine shades of pink and salmon, with color ranging from softer pink tones to richer salmon as the blooms develop.
How full are Savannah™ Rose's flowers? Each 4-inch bloom contains 150 petals, giving the flowers an exceptionally full, luxurious appearance.
Does Savannah™ perform well in hot and humid summers? Yes. Warm-weather performance is an important reason to choose Savannah™. As part of the Sunbelt® collection, it was selected for strong performance in warmer growing conditions and combines heat and humidity tolerance with repeat flowering and disease resistance.
Is Savannah™ disease resistant? Yes. Strong disease resistance is one of Savannah™'s important garden-performance qualities and helps its glossy foliage remain an attractive backdrop for the flowers.
Does Savannah™ bloom repeatedly? Yes. Savannah™ is a repeat-flowering Hybrid Tea Rose that produces multiple waves of blooms from late spring into fall.
How large does Savannah™ grow? Savannah™ maintains a relatively compact habit for a Hybrid Tea, growing approximately 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide under suitable garden conditions.
Is Savannah™ good for cutting? Yes. Its full salmon-pink flowers and strong fragrance make Savannah™ a beautiful choice for cutting and enjoying indoors.
Care Tips
Plant Sunbelt® Savannah™ 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, particularly during hot summer weather. Remove spent blooms as needed to encourage continued flowering. Prune in early spring to remove dead, damaged, or crossing canes and encourage strong new growth. Feed during the growing season with a fertilizer formulated for roses according to package directions.
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it's September in PNW - this rose bush came very carefully wrapped with lots of growth gently upward - I planted as instructed - it's been about a week and it has settled rather full and wide - there is lots of new little sprouts - this is unexpected - I thought it would be closer to the end of growing for the season and didn't expect to have new growth now in the fall. Can't wait for the fragrant flowers mentioned in the reviews - that's why I bought this rose bush - I am very pleased! thank you
greenthumbwantobe from WA
January 23, 2026
Central FL
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars
We ordered 3 of these for our Orlando Florida garden. They were healthy, bloomed throughout the summer and had an incredible fragrance. I highly recommend them!
Virginia from FL
April 05, 2025
True beauty
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars
I planted Savannah in the spring of 2024. It grew well all season and bloomed extremely well. The blooms are large and fully packed with petals. I am in zone 6 and we had an extremely cold winter this year. Minus 10 for several nights. It did sustain damage, but is coming back with a vengeance. I am looking forward to this year's show.
Rick from IN
June 23, 2020
Savannagh Sunbelt
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars
Based on reviews, I purchased this rose last fall and anxiously waited for blooms to appear. When they did I started to notice holes in the new top leaves and a squiggly creature. I went to my local garden center and purchased an organic treatment that was recommended. When the booms opened, they have black spot. Fragrance us divine. I'm hoping we blooms will look better.
Susan McGregor from NY
April 10, 2020
easy beauty
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars
Raleigh; hot and dry. I put a Savannah in a big pot with a bag of potting soil and this is what happened. Disease resistant; yes, very. Frangrant; yes, very. Easy. Compact. The blooms are beautiful and it is constantly in bloom. Blooms are smallish, hybrid tea form, high centered. Beautiful pink color.
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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