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''Rosa'' 'Hot Cocoa', (aka WEKpaltlez), is a
floribunda rose Floribunda (Latin for "many-flowering") is a modern cultivar group of garden roses that was developed by crossing hybrid teas with polyantha roses, the latter being derived from crosses between ''Rosa chinensis'' and '' Rosa multiflora'' (som ...
cultivar bred by
Tom Carruth Tom Carruth is an American rose hybridizer, who has created more than 100 rose varieties, including eleven All-America Rose Selections (AARS). He is currently the E.L. and Ruth B. Shannon Curator of the Rose Collections at the Huntington Library ...
in 2002 and introduced into the United States by Weeks Roses Growers in 2003. The rose was named an
All-America Rose Selections The All-America Rose Selections (AARS) is an award that was given annually, from 1940 to 2013, by the United States, American rose industry to an outstanding new rose variety. The AARS selection was regarded as the most prestigious rose prize in the ...
winner in 2003.


Description

'Hot Cocoa' is a medium-tall bushy shrub, 3 to 5 ft (91—151 cm) in height with a 2 to 3 ft (60—90 cm) spread. Blooms are medium-large, 4—5 in (10—12 cm) in diameter, with a high-centered, cupped, and ruffled bloom form. Petal count is typically 26 to 40. Flowers are russet colored with a darker reverse, and have variation of chocolate and orange colors. The rose has a medium, fruity fragrance and large, glossy, dark green foliage. 'Hot Cocoa' is a vigorous plant and disease resistant. It blooms in flushes from spring through fall. The plants does well in
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zone 6 and warmer.


Child plants

'Hot Cocoa' was used to hybridize the following child plants: * ''Rosa'' 'About Face', (2003) * ''Rosa'' 'Coffee Bean', (2006) * ''Rosa'' 'Coretta Scott King', (2012)


Awards

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All-America Rose Selections The All-America Rose Selections (AARS) is an award that was given annually, from 1940 to 2013, by the United States, American rose industry to an outstanding new rose variety. The AARS selection was regarded as the most prestigious rose prize in the ...
(AARS) winner, USA, (2003)


See also

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Garden roses Garden roses are predominantly Hybrid (biology), hybrid roses that are grown as ornamental plants in private or public gardens. They are one of the most popular and widely cultivated groups of flowering plants, especially in temperate climates. An ...
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Rose Hall of Fame The Rose Hall of Fame contains roses considered world favourites by a vote of members of the World Federation of Rose Societies. Inductees are announced every three years at World Rose Conventions. Additionally, popular historical roses and roses ...
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List of Award of Garden Merit roses The following is a selected list of rose variety (botany), varieties and cultivars which currently (2017) hold the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. List of roses This sortable list allows users to view roses alphabetically by b ...


References

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