Hot Cocoa® Bare Root Rose Bush
Warms your garden season after season
- 🚚 Bare Root Roses ship January–April — perfectly timed for your growing zone
- 🛡️ Complimentary One-Year Grow With Grace™ Guarantee
About Hot Cocoa™ Floribunda Rose
Rosa ‘WEKpaltlez’ Hot Cocoa™
Hot Cocoa™ is a captivating Floribunda introduced in the U.S. by Weeks® Roses and bred by Tom Carruth. Its uniquely rich, smoky blooms blend chocolate, orange, russet, and bronze tones—often shifting in color depending on temperature. With a fruity fragrance and velvety texture, this rose adds drama and depth to borders, containers, and bouquets.
💐 Plant & Flower Traits
🌹 Rose Type: Floribunda
🧬 Breeder: Tom Carruth (USA, 2002)
🏢 Introduced By: Weeks® Roses (USA, 2003)
🎨 Color: Smoky chocolate-orange with russet and bronze hues
🌸 Petal Count: ~26–40 petals
💠 Bloom Form: High-centered, ruffled and cupped
📏 Bloom Size: ~4–5″
🔁 Flowering: Flushes from spring through fall
🧴 Fragrance: Medium, fruity scent
🏺 Vase Life: Excellent — long-lasting in arrangements
🏆 Awards: All-America Rose Selections Winner (2003)
🏡 Growth & Garden Habits
🌿 Growth Type: Upright, bushy shrub
☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun
❄️ Hardiness Zones: USDA Zones 6–9 (Zone 5 requires winter protection of the bud union)
📐 Spacing: ~3–4′
↕️ Height: ~3–5′
↔️ Width: ~2–3′
🛡️ Health & Suitability
🌱 Root Stock: Budded or Own Root
💪 Disease Resistance: Strong and vigorous
🌞 Heat & Cool Adaptation: Excellent performance; colors deepen in cool temps
🌎 Regional Recommendations:
West Coast • Intermountain West • Southwest • Deep South • Southeast • Mid‑Atlantic • Midwest • Northeast • Pacific Northwest
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WHAT MAKES A ROSE A BETTER BARE ROOT™?
Our bare root roses are carefully selected and prepared to give you the best start for your garden. Each rose is inspected for quality and health before shipping.
Whether you choose own root or budded roses, you'll receive premium plants that are ready to thrive in your garden.
Grow With Gracie™ Guides
Understanding the Difference Between Budded and Own-Root Roses
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How to Receive and Plant Your Better Bare Root™ Roses
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One-Year Grow With Grace™ Guarantee
At Grace Rose Farm®, we’re all about growing gorgeous gardens and happy hearts. That’s why we’ve got your back with our One-Year Grow With Grace™ Guarantee—because we know sometimes things just don’t go as planned in the garden. If your plant doesn’t make it within the first year, no worries—we’ll help make it right with a little store credit love 💗.