Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Orange and orange blend
Rebloom: Good
Class: Grandiflora
Extra Color Info: Rich glowing amber
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: W. Kordes & Sons, 2001
Optimal growing zones: Zone 5b and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Orange
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: unknown
Child plants: one child plant

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'South Africa'
  • 'KORberbeni'
  • 'Golden Beauty'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Photo by Aerith
Location: My garden
Date: 2023-05-17

Date: 2018-09-16

Date: 2013-08-07
Location: My garden
Date: 2016-05-21

Date: 2017-07-07
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-04-28
Healthy deep green shiny foliage
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-04-28
Location: My garden
Location: My garden
Date: 2016-05-21
One of the healthiest looking roses in my garden, beautiful clean
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-04-28

Date: 2019-09-01
Location: Lancaster, Ohio
Date: 2021-05-26
Beautiful bloom after the rain
Location: Prescott, AZ
Date: 2017-08-25
In Its Sixth Season - South Africa Glows in Mornning Sunlight

Date: 2019-08-31
Location: In my Northern California garden
Location: Portland international test rose garden
Date: July 4, 2019

Date: 2020-06-26
Photo by Aerith

Date: 2019-07-15
Photo by Aerith
Location: My garden

Date: 2019-04-06
Rosa 'South Africa'

Date: 2023-05-26

Date: 2013-07-23
Location: Front Garden, Maryland Zone 7a
Date: 7/15/2014
Rose South Africa bloom, pink-tinged

Date: 2021-06-18

Date: 2008-01-01
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04
Photo by Calif_Sue
Location: My garden

Date: 2013-07-23
Photo by Calif_Sue
Location: My garden
Date: 2016-05-21

Date: 2019-07-17
Photo by zuzu
Photo by zuzu

Date: 2021-06-18
Photo by Steve812
Location: Western Washington State
Date: 2021-06-06
Location: Western Washington State
Date: 2021-06-06

Date: 2017-07-24
Location: Prescott, AZ
Date: 2017-08-25
In Its Sixth Growing Season - South Africa Glows in Early Morning
Photo by Calif_Sue
Photo by MargieNY
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2011-04-26
Location: Arbor Gate Nursery, Tomball, TX
Date: 2013-10-05
  • Uploaded by jon
Photo by Skiekitty
Photo by kassiap
Photo by Steve812
Location: Whetstone Park of Roses, Columbus OH USA
Date: 2016-06-25
Location: Whetstone Park of Roses, Columbus OH USA
Date: 2016-06-25
Photo by Steve812
Location: Kassia's Garden - Framingham, MA 
Date: 2012-05-31
Very large blooms this year!
Location: Kassia's Garden - Framingham, MA 
Date: 2012-05-31
Very yellow this year! From Palatine Roses
Location: Kassia's Garden - Framingham, MA 
Date: 2012-05-30
Big gorgeous rose! So worth having it!
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-08-19
bad picture of a beautiful rose.
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Location: In my garden
Date: 2014-03-23
Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: July 2014
Full sun.
Photo by Skiekitty
Photo by Skiekitty
Photo by zuzu
Location: Arbor Gate Nursery, Tomball, TX
Date: 2013-10-05
  • Uploaded by jon
Photo by kassiap
Location: In Zuzu's garden
Date: 2012-05-11
Location: Kassia's Garden - Framingham, MA 
Date: 2012-06-01
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Photo by kassiap
Photo by kassiap
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Comments:
  • Posted by lovesblooms (Maryland - Zone 7a) on Feb 2, 2015 5:20 PM concerning plant:
    It's currently weathering the cold in its second year (first year in ground here), all stems still green. It came to me at about five inches high and is now about 18 inches high--not bad for being in a brand new bed scraped out of clay and amended with leaf compost before being neglected after the first few months of conscientious feeding and watering in spring.

    I agree about its health. Here in wet, hot zone 7, the main issue is black spot, and that didn't seem to bother it at all. I may have noticed a tad, but squirted it with a homemade black spot spray and never saw it again.

    It bloomed three times for me, and the color was like a sundrop--a brilliant but not jarring yellow-gold, tinged with pinkish in fall. I couldn't bear to pinch blooms off like I planned, to let it put on growth, because they were too pretty.
  • Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Feb 7, 2014 12:13 PM concerning plant:
    I have only had this rose for one year. In fact, I still have to plant it into the ground! It's a beautiful glowing rose in a rich golden amber color, but more often for me it's a gorgeous sherbet orange. What a stunning bright glow in the garden, especially with those huge one-branch bouquets! The entire plant is also healthy with deep green leaves. It has quickly gone to the top favorites list, and this despite its current restrictions growing in a 5-gal. pot!
  • Posted by zuzu (Northern California - Zone 9a) on Sep 29, 2011 5:32 PM concerning plant:
    This is an exceptionally healthy and vigorous rose, with vibrant blooms that stand out in the landscape.
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