PlantFiles: Floribunda Rose
Rosa 'Sunsprite'

I simply love this rose! We bought 3 of these tree roses in May, 2007. They bloomed all summer right through till first frost. The best thing about them is the fragrance. It is so wonderful that you just want to stick your nose in the middle of a bloom and leave it there--simply marvelous!!

This rose smells so good. I recently found one at Lowes that was loaded with blackspot. It was a tree rose and they sold it to me for five dollars. I brought it home, cut it back, pulled all the leaves off, sprayed and fertilized it.

So far, it is recovering nicely. It's tag said it orginally came from Jackson and Perkins. Beautiful rose. : )

From HGTV.com's list of Carefree roses by Mary C. Weaver:
'Sunsprite': Yellow roses often have a reputation as disease magnets because the gene responsible for adding yellow to modern cultivars' color palette also brought high sensitivity to blackspot fungus. 'Sunsprite'--a floribunda introduced in 1977 by Kordes of Germany, a hybridizer known for its healthy roses--doesn't deserve this rap. This sturdy rose produces large, flat, double sunny yellow blooms with a strong scent that some liken to cinnamon toast. Moderately prickly, it has light-green, glossy , disease-resistant leaflets.

Considered by many the best yellow floribunda, 'Sunsprite' is one of a select few roses to win the American Rose Society's James Alexander Gamble Rose Fragrance Award . Hardy to Zone 5. About 3 feet in height and width.

Have had this rose for a few years now in a cold zone. I love it. Very fragrant and I also experience repeated bloom. It had 6 blooms in mid-October.

I was given this Rose this Summer from a friend who moved away. It still has the silver tag on it. I have a few different rose bushes, and this is the worst for me, It is in real poor shape! Full of rust, etc, I wonder if it holds the wrong tag from what I'm reading above!

I love this plant, i got it as a tree rose, for my birthday.. It is great, i love the bright yellow flowers.. I have had this in my garden for like 3 years now, and it just blooms and blooms, i love it! I am not sure if it is truley disease resistant, because i have had black spot, and some rust, on the older leaves.. I spray my whole yard, and when i do, i get the rose too, it is really good overall though, and doesnt require alot of care, i do fertalize it alot, and it does bloom alot! I love it, i wouldnt have any other rose!

This is a beautiful rose with a gorgeous deep yellow color. Very fragrant, when they are all in bloom I can walk out on my porch and be overpowered by the smell.

Seems to bloom in cycles. All of the roses will bloom within 2-3 weeks of each other, then it will be bare for several weeks before new buds start up. When they are all in bloom it is a real eye catcher. My plant is only 2 years old, only bloomed once this year so far, but I had 34 roses on it when it did. Pretty thorny on the flower stems.

Blooms don't last long, they last about 1 week from open til the leaves start falling off. Fades to a lighter yellow before the leaves fall off.

origin 1977, it gets to be approximately 3 ft x 3 ft, bushy, upright. Disease Resistant in my no spray garden. Extremely fragrant, blooms constantly from spring to fall. Dark leathery green leaves. Easy to grow, recommend for beginners.

Sweet Fragrance and a round bushy habit make this a wonderful addition to the garden. The petal count is 25 to 30.