UPDATE: Hott coco is winter hardy for zone 6 PA, but it stinks as a but flower, if you want cut flowers as i luv to do this rose is not for you. I will give it away to my neighbor this season and iam replacing both hot coco and about face. hot coco was a bareroot purchase. I had seen it while roses surfin the net, and thought it would make a great edition to my front landscaping. The coloring was so unusal, some say it is ugly, but I find it very beautiful. I cannot describe it exactly for many of the blooms have a slightance of color appearance. As H.C. buds began to open it looks very dark close to a coco coloring, as the bloom matures it turns a lighter crimson/coco mix with a yellow overtone. It is a very aggresive grower filling a pot 3times it size in a matter of 2months. Which was a 2ft high upright bushy rose, is now a monster of a plant at over 4ft. I thought I could leave it in the pot, but i must wait until dormancy and ground it. The super disease resistant dark green shinny thick foliage gives an eye catching display with cinnamon like color blooms. I have planted an ABOUT FACE next to it and they are magnificant together. I will update on the progress of its zone 6 winter.

This is a great rose and would make a great landscape rose. I bought a small own root and in 1 year it was 4by 3. It is constantly covered in its unique color roses. The color is variable but not ugly by any means. It blooms continuously even in heat and no disease problems. It looks wonderful as an accent piece among my yellow roses.