Floribunda Rose 'Hot Cocoa'

'Hot Cocoa' is a novel floribunda (2003, Carruth, PP15155) with unique smoky chocolate-orange blooms that shift through russet, amber, and burnt orange—reminiscent of a cup of hot cocoa.

• Family: Rosaceae
• Genus: Rosa
• Cultivar: 'Hot Cocoa'
• Also known as: WEKpaltlez, Hot Chocolate, Kiwi, Nubya
• Hybridized by: Carruth
• Introduced: 2003

Key Features: Medium (3–4 inch), fully double, ruffled blooms of smoky chocolate-orange with shades of russet, amber, and burnt orange. Moderate, sweet fragrance. Blooms in clusters spring through fall. Compact, bushy habit to 3–4 feet. Good disease resistance. Hardy in USDA zones 5–9. A color breakthrough in modern floribundas.

Landscape Uses: Rose beds, borders, containers, cutting gardens. Unforgettable color that changes with light and temperature.