Rosa 'Hot Chocolate' (Rose 'Hot Chocolate')

Botanical name

Rosa 'Hot Chocolate'

Other names

Rose 'Hot Chocolate', Floribunda rose 'Hot Chocolate', Cluster flower rose 'Hot Chocolate', Rosa 'Kiwi', Rosa 'Nubya', Rosa 'Wekpaltez', Rosa 'Wekpaltlez' , Rosa 'Hot Cocoa'

Genus

Rosa Rosa

Variety or Cultivar

'Hot Chocolate' _ 'Hot Chocolate' is a rounded, bushy, deciduous shrub with thorny branches bearing pinnate leaves divided into ovate, toothed, glossy, dark green leaflets and clusters of lightly fragrant, fully double, cupped, russet flowers from late spring into autumn.

Foliage

Deciduous

Fragrance

Strong, sweet fragrance.

Habit

Compact, Upright

Awards

RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

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Colour

Flower

Russet, Brown in Summer; Russet, Brown in Autumn

Foliage

Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn

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How to care

Watch out for

Specific pests

Aphids , Caterpillars , Deer , Glasshouse red spider mite , Leafhoppers , Rabbits , Rose leaf-rolling sawfly , Scale insects

General care

Propagation methods

Budding, Hardwood cuttings

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Monthly care advice

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Where to grow

Rosa 'Hot Chocolate' (Rose 'Hot Chocolate') will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.

Suggested uses

Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging

Cultivation

Plant in moist but free-draining or free-draining soil, preferably in full sun. Avoid planting in sites that have previously been used for growing roses

Soil type

Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun

Aspect

South, East, West

Exposure

Exposed, Sheltered

UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.

Hardy (H4)

USDA zones

Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4

Defra's Risk register #1

Plant name

Rosa 'Hot Chocolate' (Rose 'Hot Chocolate')

Common pest name

grape ground pearl

Scientific pest name

Margarodes vitis

Type

Insect

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

2

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

5

General biosecurity comments

Main pathway; Vitis spp. plants for planting; already prohibited. However; further consideration of other pathways is required.

Defra's Risk register #2

Plant name

Rosa 'Hot Chocolate' (Rose 'Hot Chocolate')

Common pest name

Scientific pest name

Rose Rosette Virus

Type

Virus or Viroid

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

4

General biosecurity comments

Pest of economical and socially important host in the UK; which is currently absent. If introduced it has the potential to cause significant damage. Statutory action against findings is justified and regulation of the pest advised.

Defra's Risk register #3

Plant name

Rosa 'Hot Chocolate' (Rose 'Hot Chocolate')

Common pest name

Apple root knot nematode

Scientific pest name

Meloidogyne mali

Type

Nematode

Current status in UK

Unknown

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

4

General biosecurity comments

UK (along with certain other European countries) received potentially infested trees in 1992; but these were destroyed at the end of the trial period and targeted surveillance has failed to find any trace of the nematode. Main impacts are on elm; apple and mulberry and industry should source such material carefully.

About this section

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Date updated: 7^th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/