Sonnenwelt™ Bare Root Rose Bush
Sun-kissed beauty
- 🚚 Bare Root Roses ship January–April — perfectly timed for your growing zone
- 🛡️ Complimentary One-Year Grow With Grace™ Guarantee
About Sonnenwelt™ Bare-Root Rose Bush
Rosa ‘KORmelaus’ — Sonnenwelt™
🧬 Breeder: Tim Hermann Kordes (Germany)
🌹 A richly blooming apricot-toned shrub rose with classic form, moderate fragrance, and season-long appeal.
Sonnenwelt™ is a vibrant shrub rose that enchants with medium, very double blooms in warm apricot hues with yellow undertones, releasing a moderate, fruity fragrance that fills garden paths and borders alike. Introduced in 2012 by W. Kordes’ Söhne and also known in France as Saint Adrien®, this rose combines color, charm, and reliable repeat blooms to make it a standout in many garden styles.
💐 Plant & Flower Traits
🌹 Rose Type: Shrub Rose
🎨 Color: Apricot with subtle yellow undertones
🌸 Bloom Form: Medium, very double, globular old-fashioned form
🌼 Petal Count: 23–30 petals
🔁 Flowering Habit: Blooms in flushes throughout the season
🌼 Fragrance: Moderate, fruit-tinged scent
🌿 Foliage: Semi-glossy, medium green, leathery leaves with 7 leaflets
🏡 Growth & Garden Habits
🌱 Growth Habit: Bushy, upright shrub
↕️ Height: Up to ~4¼′ (≈130 cm)
↔️ Width: Up to ~32″ (≈80 cm)
☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun encourages best bloom and color
🛡️ Care: Repeat blooming and sturdy foliage make Sonnenwelt™ a reliable garden performer
💛 Why Grace Rose Farm Loves It
Sonnenwelt™ brings a warm, glowing apricot palette to the garden with blooms that carry both ripe color and gentle fragrance. Its classic, old-fashioned bloom form and repeat flowering habit make it a lovely choice for mixed borders, hedges, and standout shrub plantings. Semi-glossy foliage and an upright, bushy habit give it presence and structure — a rose that delights season after season with consistent performance and radiant color.
🌿 Growing & Care Recommendations
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Planting Site: Choose a sunny location with well-drained soil.
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Spacing: Give space to mature into a bushy shrub form.
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Watering: Regular watering as needed, especially in hot, dry periods.
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Pruning: Prune in early spring to shape and promote airflow.
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Maintenance: Moderate — thrives with attentive care and rewards with flushes of color.
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2026 Bare Root Rose Delivery
Bare root roses are shipped at the optimal planting time for your climate. Please find your state below to see when your roses will arrive.
January to Mid-February
Florida, California, Texas, Louisiana, Arizona
February
Georgia, North & South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Oregon, Washington, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Nevada, Virginia, Delaware, Maryland
March
Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Missouri, Kansas, Utah, New York, Massachusetts, Michigan, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska, Indiana, Illinois
April
Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North & South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming
Gracie's Better Bare Root™ Boutique
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.
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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 💗.