Grow these fabulous fragrant roses with an unusual vintage look that you will love! The beautiful blooms are a muted shade of red with a distinctly russet tone, giving them a nostalgic vintage look. Rose 'Hot Chocolate' is a strong growing, robust and reliable floribunda variety plant. The foliage is dark and glossy, offering the perfect backdrop to show off its unusual blooms! Grow this disease resistant variety in sunny borders or a container on the patio, where its fragrance can be fully appreciated. Bare root roses will arrive trimmed back, ready for the new season, they will exhibit little signs of growth on arrival with possibly some buds in view. The bare roots should be planted as soon as possible in the ground as long as the soil is not frozen or waterlogged, if this is the case, do not allow the roots to dry out, place in a large container and cover with damp compost, or wrap the roots in damp cloth. Plant bare root roses at the earliest opportunity following delivery. To avo