Delicate, light honey-yellow base colour with a subtle peachy hue. - floribunda bedding rose - mild, restrained-scented rose - light, sweet fragrance
– Bloomanna móra dúbailte, ard-lárnaithe
– Dath milbhuí le ton éadrom péitseige
– Bláthú athfhillteach, thar a bheith flúirseach
– Friotaíocht mhaith galar duille agus sioc
– Oiriúnach do leapacha, potaí agus páirceanna
– Gné speisialta: Buaiteoir “Rose of the Year” 2020 agus onóirithe ADR.
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SWEET HONEY ® – honey-yellow bedding floribunda rose - Kordes
Imagine stepping outside to a soft shower of Irish rain, your path lined with honey-coloured blooms of SWEET HONEY ® glowing against dark green foliage, quietly cheerful even in grey weather. This compact floribunda forms a bushy, upright shrub that flowers in lush waves from early summer well into autumn, coping calmly with cool days and frequent showers while still performing generously. Its self-cleaning habit keeps beds looking tidy with little work from you, and own-root plants mean long-term stability as the shrub matures. In the first year it concentrates on roots, in the second on stronger shoots, and by the third year it settles into full, lasting ornamental value. The very double, high-centred flowers have a light, sweet fragrance that suits a front garden or cottage-style border, and their good disease resistance supports easy-going care in busy family gardens.
Closed bud of Sweet Honey® bedding floribunda rose.
Sweet Honey ® in close-up, showing its light, sweet fragrance.
Sweet Honey® in late shade, with the honey-yellow bloom fading gently to a paler tone.
Usage options
Target area
Reasoning
Front-of-house beds in Dublin terraces
The compact, upright habit and generous repeat flowering create a neat, welcoming frontage without overgrowing narrow paths or parking spaces. Minimal deadheading is needed as many blooms fall cleanly, keeping the display smart for busy city dwellers who want easy charm, especially beginners.
Irish cottage garden borders
The bushy shape and long flowering season bring structure and colour all summer, fitting naturally among old-fashioned perennials and gravel paths. With own-root planting you can expect the shrub to mature steadily and keep its shape for years, appealing to homeowners.
Low hedge beside drives or garden paths
Planted at hedge spacing, SWEET HONEY ® forms a low, continuous line of honey-yellow flowers and glossy foliage that guides the eye and defines boundaries. Its good overall health and tidy habit limit on-going work, suiting busy gardeners.
Bedding rose groups in family lawns
Square or hexagonal planting allows you to build full, colourful drifts that look impressive from the kitchen window. As roots strengthen in year one and shoots in year two, the third year brings a noticeably fuller display, reassuring cautious beginners.
Large patio containers (40–50 litre minimum)
In a generous pot with quality compost and drainage, this moderate-sized shrub stands as a cheerful focal point near a seating area, where its light fragrance is most noticeable. Own-root plants recover well if growth is ever cut back, important for urban gardeners.
Mixed shrub and perennial borders
The warm honey-yellow flowers blend beautifully with blues and purples such as English bluebeard or small-flowered clematis, while the dark, glossy foliage anchors softer cottage planting. Reliable remontant flowering offers season-long interest for hobby gardeners.
Wind-exposed, rainy suburban gardens
Good disease resistance, especially against black spot, and solid hardiness help the shrub stay healthy where damp air and changeable Atlantic weather challenge roses, so you spend less time spraying and more time enjoying, which supports practical families.
Small urban greens and communal beds
The ADR rating and competition awards confirm its performance in varied conditions, giving confidence where maintenance is occasional. Heat tolerance helps it cope with sheltered, paved spaces that warm up quickly in summer, reassuring planning-conscious buyers.
Styling ideas
Cottage-curve – Sweep a curved border of SWEET HONEY ® along a lawn edge, underplant with low catmint and hardy geraniums to echo its long flowering season – ideal for relaxed cottage-style homeowners.
Golden-path – Use it as a low hedge lining a front path, alternating with box or dwarf grasses to highlight its tidy, bushy form – suited to urban gardeners who value structure without fuss.
Patio-centrepiece – Plant a single shrub in a 50 litre terracotta pot, surround the base with trailing thyme for contrast and easy care – perfect for balcony and small-courtyard residents.
Honey-harmony – Combine with blue-flowering English bluebeard and pale pink perennials so the honey-yellow blooms and glossy foliage anchor a long-flowering border – for colour-loving hobby gardeners.
Family-ribbon – Mass-plant in a ribbon through a family lawn, mixing with groundcover honeysuckle for year-round structure and simple mowing lines – great for families wanting reliable, low-effort impact.
Technical cultivar profile
Characteristic
Data
Name and registration
Floribunda bedding rose, registered as KORmecaso, marketed as SWEET HONEY ®. Bush rose / exhibition floribunda category; part of the Rósra bhláthchlóis group for decorative bedding use.
Origin and breeding
Bred by Tim-Hermann Kordes, W. Kordes’ Söhne, Germany; breeding year 2004, introduced and registered in 2015. Parentage undisclosed; selected for garden reliability and ornamental value.
Awards and recognition
ADR-certified in 2015 and named Rose of the Year in the UK in 2020, with multiple gold and other awards from international rose trials in Baden-Baden, Belfast, Courtrai, Lyon and Paris.
Growth and structural characteristics
Bushy, upright shrub to around 85–115 cm high and 55–85 cm wide, moderately thorny. Dense, dark green, glossy foliage provides good ground cover and a strong backdrop to the flowers.
Flower morphology
Very double, high-centred, pointed-bud blooms with over 40 petals. Large flowers, typically 7–10 cm, borne in corymbose clusters. Remontant, delivering abundant main and repeat flushes in season.
Colour data and phenology
Delicate honey-yellow with peach tones; buds pale yellow with peach tips. Colour holds well, fading slightly in strong sun, deeper in cool weather. Even-toned blooms provide a consistent display.
Fragrance and aroma
Light, sweet fragrance of mild intensity, noticeable close-up around seating areas. Primarily an ornamental variety; very double flowers hide stamens, so it is not a primary pollinator resource.
Hip characteristics
Hip set is generally low due to very double blooms, though occasional small spherical hips, about 8–12 mm across and orange-red when ripe, may appear late in the season.
Resistance and winter hardiness
Hardy to approximately –23 to –21 °C (H7, USDA 6a). Good general disease resistance, with strong black spot and rust resistance and moderate powdery mildew tolerance in normal garden conditions.
Horticultural recommendations
Best in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil; avoid waterlogging on heavy clay by improving drainage and mulching. Moderate care: yearly pruning, regular feeding, and routine pest checks as needed.
SWEET HONEY ® offers long-season honey-yellow bloom, a compact, tidy shrub form and award-backed garden reliability on its own roots, making it a thoughtful choice for those planning a lasting, easy-care planting.
Competition and Show Awards:
Rose of the Year – United Kingdom (2020); Gold and other awards at international rose competitions in Baden-Baden; Belfast; Courtrai; Lyon; Paris
Pollinator Attraction:
Heavily double, tightly closed flowers render the stamens poorly accessible, which reduces attractiveness to and the frequency of visits by pollinating insects.
Pollinator-Friendly Rating:
Its very double flowers conceal the stamens; primarily an ornamental cultivar
Rose Hip Notes:
Hip formation is expected to be slight due to the double flowers; occasionally spherical, orange-red hips 8–12 mm in diameter may appear.
Our product is a rose grown with unique pharmaROSA® cultivation technology!
2 litre, own-root, potted rose.
With shoots appropriate to the season.
With roots thoroughly interwoven through the growing medium.
Quality in line with the requirements of the E.N.A. (European Nurserystock Association).
In unique packaging that prevents damage.
Can be planted during frost-free periods.
True-to-type rose plant with an individual identifier.
The pharmaROSA® own-root potted rose is a well-rooted plant that supports reliable establishment when planted and cared for properly, so it can be planted whenever the soil is not frozen.
Stock: several varieties and several stages of development in a short stock section.Shoot system: intensive growth of fresh basal shoots on a young plant.Root system: presentation of the strong root system interwoven through the growing medium with the pot removed.Balance: mature plant where the development of the root system and the shoots is in harmony.
Information about the videos
The video series is not a “seasonal showcase”, but makes the essence of pharmaROSA® own-root production tangible: how the plant is built, what the root system is like and how the shoots renew themselves. The footage was therefore taken at different times, showing plants at different stages of development, so mixed leaf coverage or differing growth stages may appear in the videos. This is not a “sample” of the batch delivered, but an illustration of how the technology works. The current condition of the rose available to order — typical of the given period and similar to what you can expect to receive in the parcel — is shown at the top of the product page.
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