Rosa ‘Sun King’
Rosa ‘Sun King’
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Rosa ‘Sun King’ is a vibrant floribunda rose known for its abundant clusters of bright golden-yellow blooms that bring warmth, brightness, and strong visual impact to the garden. Flowers are produced continuously from late spring through autumn, delivering reliable repeat flowering that ensures long-lasting seasonal colour. Set against dense, healthy deep green foliage with a subtle gloss, the vivid blooms create excellent contrast, making this variety ideal for feature planting, mixed borders, and mass landscape displays.
This rose typically grows to a mature height of 80–120 cm with a spread of 60–90 cm, and should be spaced approximately 60–90 cm apart for optimal growth and airflow. It is deciduous, shedding foliage in cooler months, and performs best in full sun where flowering is most prolific. Rosa ‘Sun King’ is moderately low maintenance, requiring seasonal pruning in late winter or early spring, regular deadheading to encourage continuous blooms, and feeding during active growth for best results. It has a fibrous, moderately deep root system that establishes well in well-drained soils, offering dependable growth, resilience, and strong garden performance year after year.
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Mature height
80–120 cm
Mature width
60–90 cm
Spacing
60–90 cm apart for garden beds, borders, or mass planting
Evergreen/Deciduous
Deciduous (loses foliage in cooler months)
Foliage
Dense, healthy deep green foliage with a slightly glossy finish, providing strong contrast to the bright golden blooms and maintaining an attractive plant structure throughout the growing season
Flowering Period & Fruit Development/Harvest
Fruit Development/Harvest: Produces abundant clusters of bright yellow flowers from late spring through autumn with strong repeat flowering performance. May produce small rose hips after flowering, though these are generally not a key ornamental or harvest feature.
Sun tolerance
Full sun preferred (minimum 6 hours daily). Can tolerate partial sun, though flowering performance and bloom intensity are reduced in lower light conditions.
Maintenance
Moderate maintenance. Requires seasonal pruning in late winter or early spring to encourage strong new growth, regular deadheading to promote continuous flowering, and feeding during active growth for best results. Mulching is recommended to retain soil moisture and suppress weeds.
Root System
Fibrous, moderately deep root system typical of floribunda roses. Establishes well in well-drained soils and benefits from consistent watering during dry periods, particularly in warmer climates or sandy soils.