Rosa 'Hot Cocoa'

Also Known As

Hot Cocoa Rose

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 3'-5'
W: 2'-4'

planting zones

5a-9b

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Rosa 'Hot Cocoa' plant details

Rosa 'Hot Cocoa' is a deciduous shrub with green foliage. In spring and summer red flowers emerge. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and even moisture - regular water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Rosa 'Hot Cocoa'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: rosaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 3 FT wide, 4 FT tall
Flowers: red blooms in spring and summer
Uses: disease-resistant, long-blooming

GROWING CONDITIONS for Rosa 'Hot Cocoa'

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Rosa 'Hot Cocoa' is a distinctive Weeks floribunda rose whose unique colours are nearly impossible to capture in a photograph. You need to see them in real life. Bloom colours can vary with the weather and with the age of bloom ranging from rusty orange red to pinkish orange red overlain with a smoky chocolate or purple cast. It's a rose unlike any other. A nice fruity, spicy fragrance and shiny, healthy, disease resistant, rich green foliage complete the show. It will grow 3-4 feet high and 5 feet wide but can be kept less wide with yearly pruning.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

A ‘must see’ rose! The unusual color is hard to describe…chocolate (as in red velvet cake chocolate) with a hint of purple, glazed with orangey copper. Mouth watering! Blooms all summer on a 4’ bush. This one is HOT! Disease resistant foliage (especially blackspot…take note PNW customers!). Flowers are lightly fragrant in clusters. Blooms change in hue from bud to flower. Typical rose culture.