Rose (Rosa 'Sunsprite') in the Roses Database

Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size:	Medium: 2-3"
Petal count:	double: 16-25 petals
Rose bloom color:	Medium yellow
Extra Bloom Info:	Double to full, in clusters
Rebloom:	Good
Class:	Floribunda
Extra Color Info:	Bright yellow
Growth Habit:	Short, 2-3 feet, bushy
Fragrance:	Strong
Hybridizer & year:	Reimer Kordes, 1973
Optimal growing zones:	USDA zone 5 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Shrub
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences:	Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height:	2-3 feet
Plant Spread:	2-3 feet
Leaves:	Deciduous
Flowers:	Showy Fragrant
Flower Color:	Yellow
Flower Time:	Spring Summer Fall
Uses:	Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous:	With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Awards and Recognitions:	RHS AGM
Parentage:	Friedrich Worlein x Spanish Sun
Child plants:	7 child plants

Alternative cultivar names:

'Sunsprite'
'KORresia'
'Friesia'

Common names

Rose

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Location: Switzerland, in my garden
Date: 2017-09-25

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Location: My garden in N E Pa.
Date: 2017-05-24

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Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2022-04-19

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Location: Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-08-27

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Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2017-04-26

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Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2017-04-04

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Location: Prescott, AZ
Date: 2017-08-17
In its Fifth Year, after an Exceptional July Monsoon.

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Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2020-04-20

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Location: Elberfeld, Indiana
Date: 7/21/14

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Location: Castle Howard plant centre, Yorkshire UK

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Location: Deer Park,TX Zone 9
Date: May 2023

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Location: Backyard in Tucson, Arizona
Date: 2010 late spring
Fragrant Sunsprite rose

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Location: Castle Howard plant centre, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2018-06-13

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Location: Cary, North Carolina private garden
Date: 5/25/23

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Location: Hershey Gardens, Hershey, PA 17033
Date: 2016-06-26
Nice fragrance

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Location: Botanical Garden Leipzig, Germany
Date: 2022-09-17

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This Rose Blooms All Season Long! Lovely, Strong Scent.

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Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-03-29

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Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2012-05-18

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Location: Bordines Nursery, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-07

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Location: Elberfeld, Indiana
Date: 5/27/13

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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2010-06-08
Plants in zone 5 die back to near ground-level, but recover nicel

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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b.
Date: 2010-07-30
This is one of those roses that reliably supplies more blooms tha

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Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-03-30

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Location: San Jose Heritage Rose Garden.
Date: October
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Comments:

Posted by quietyard (Tucson, Arizona) on Oct 1, 2011 3:45 PM concerning plant:

This is one of the most fragrant roses I have ever grown. I am often surprised by the strong aroma when I go outside . A wonderful surprise ! :-)

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Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Feb 10, 2014 2:21 PM concerning plant:

No wonder Sunsprite is such a popular rose to grow. It has been around for over 35 years. Nurseries around here usually carry it in spring. A very cheerful yellow bloom that is sure to attract attention. I have my Sunsprites growing in the very front row of my front yard rose garden that I call Floribundaville so everyone passing by can easily see them. Such cheerful and bright lemon-yellow blooms and plenty of them. I do spray Sunsprite with a systemic fungicide to keep it disease-free here in my humid hot summers.

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Plant Events from our members
dnrevel	On March 20, 2024	Plant emerged New growth coming. Did well in 2023. Looking forward to 2024.
dnrevel	On May 14, 2022	Transplanted Planted in new sunny spot in backyard now that the burning bushes have been removed. Added compost and perlite to help deal with clay soil in area.
dnrevel	On May 6, 2022	Obtained plant Purchased at Aldi's - of all places!

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