Rose Friesia

🌹 Floribunda Rose
🌹 Repeat flowering
🌹 Flower colour: Rich golden yellow to bright sunshine yellow
🌹 Flower size: Medium, approximately 6–8 cm
🌹 Fragrance: Strong, sweet and fruity with citrus notes
🌹 Height: Approximately 70–80 cm
🌹 Spread: Approximately 50–70 cm
🌹 Growth habit: Compact, upright and bushy

Important: Available to pre-order — supplied as a 2-year-old bare-root rose. Dispatch begins from 1 November 2026, with orders processed in the order received. UK mainland delivery only.

Fill your garden with vibrant colour and beautiful fragrance with Rose Friesia, also known as Sunsprite, a highly attractive golden-yellow Floribunda rose celebrated for its brilliantly coloured flowers and wonderfully sweet scent.

Its beautifully shaped, double flowers open in rich golden-yellow shades, creating an eye-catching display against the plant's attractive green foliage. The blooms often appear in clusters, producing a cheerful combination of abundant flowers and vivid colour throughout the growing season.

Unlike many yellow roses with little fragrance, Friesia is especially admired for its strong, sweet fragrance with delightful fruity and citrus notes.

With its compact growth, repeat-flowering habit and beautiful golden blooms, Friesia is an excellent choice for gardeners looking for a fragrant yellow rose, a golden-yellow Floribunda rose or a compact rose bush suitable for UK gardens.

Why choose Rose Friesia?

• Brilliant golden-yellow flowers – vibrant blooms that bring sunshine colour to the garden.

• Strong fragrance – rich, sweet perfume with fruity and citrus notes.

• Repeat flowering – produces successive flushes of blooms from summer into autumn.

• Compact growth – ideal for smaller gardens, rose beds, borders and large containers.

• Beautiful flower clusters – typical Floribunda flowering habit with multiple blooms.

• Attractive green foliage – provides a contrasting background to the bright yellow flowers.

• Excellent for cutting – colourful, scented flowers suitable for garden bouquets.

• Versatile planting – suitable for traditional, cottage-style and contemporary gardens.

Rose Friesia details

Feature	Details
Variety	Friesia
Alternative name	Sunsprite
Rose type	Floribunda
Flower colour	Golden yellow
Flower form	Double, cupped to high-centred
Flower size	Approximately 6–8 cm
Fragrance	Strong, sweet, fruity and citrus
Flowering	Repeat flowering
Flowering period	Summer to autumn
Height at maturity	Approximately 70–80 cm
Spread	Approximately 50–70 cm
Growth habit	Compact, upright and bushy
Foliage	Green
Position	Full sun
Soil	Fertile, moist but well-drained
Suitable uses	Rose beds, mixed borders, patio containers and cut flowers
Supplied as	2-year-old dormant bare-root rose

 

What colour is Rose Friesia?

Friesia is particularly admired for its vibrant golden-yellow flowers.

The buds open into richly coloured yellow blooms, creating a beautiful contrast against the green foliage.

Depending on flower maturity and growing conditions, the petals may display:

• rich golden yellow

• bright sunshine yellow

• warm butter yellow

• softer lemon-yellow tones as the flowers age

The brilliant colour makes Friesia an excellent choice for gardeners who want to introduce warm, cheerful shades into flower beds and borders.

Its flowers combine beautifully with purple, blue, white and pale pink flowering plants.

For more beautifully coloured varieties, explore our Yellow Roses collection, featuring golden, lemon and creamy-yellow roses for UK gardens.

Fragrance – one of the most attractive features of Rose Friesia

One of the greatest advantages of Rose Friesia is its strong and distinctive fragrance.

The flowers produce a rich, sweet rose perfume often described as having fruity and citrus notes.

This beautiful fragrance makes Friesia an excellent choice for planting near:

• garden pathways

• patios and terraces

• seating areas

• garden entrances

• fragrant rose beds

• areas where flowers can be enjoyed at close range

Fragrance intensity can vary with temperature, flower maturity and weather conditions.

For gardeners who love scented flowers, discover our Fragrant Roses collection, featuring roses with classic, fruity, sweet and spicy fragrances.

Is Rose Friesia repeat flowering?

Yes. Friesia is a repeat-flowering Floribunda rose.

It typically produces a main flush of flowers during early summer, followed by additional flowering flushes throughout the growing season.

With suitable care, regular deadheading and sufficient sunlight, the plant can continue producing attractive yellow flowers into autumn.

The flowers often appear in clusters, creating a colourful display that makes Friesia particularly effective in rose beds and mixed borders.

Where to plant Rose Friesia

Friesia performs best in a sunny position with fertile, well-drained soil and good air circulation.

Its relatively compact growth habit makes it suitable for:

• small garden borders

• traditional rose beds

• mixed perennial borders

• cottage gardens

• patio gardens

• large containers

• fragrant garden areas

• cutting gardens

The bright yellow flowers look especially attractive alongside lavender, salvia, blue geraniums, white perennials and purple-flowering plants.

Allow approximately 50–70 cm between plants, depending on the desired planting arrangement and mature growth.

For more roses with colourful clusters of flowers, explore our Floribunda Roses collection, ideal for borders, rose beds and colourful garden displays.

Rose Friesia as a cut flower

Friesia is an attractive rose for cutting thanks to its bright golden-yellow flowers and strong fragrance.

Its cheerful colour works particularly well in:

• yellow and white rose bouquets

• traditional garden arrangements

• colourful summer bouquets

• fragrant floral displays

• mixed arrangements with purple and blue flowers

Cut stems when the buds are beginning to open, preferably during the cooler part of the day.

Place freshly cut stems into clean water promptly and refresh the water regularly.

Can Rose Friesia grow in a container?

Yes. Its compact growth makes Friesia suitable for growing in a large patio container.

Choose a sufficiently deep container with drainage holes and fill it with a suitable nutrient-rich growing medium.

Place the container in a sunny position and provide regular watering and feeding during the growing season.

Container-grown roses generally need more frequent watering than plants grown directly in garden soil, particularly during warm and dry weather.

Planting your bare-root Friesia rose

Unpack your rose promptly after delivery and keep the roots moist until planting.

Soak the bare roots in water for several hours before planting to help rehydrate them.

Choose a sunny position with fertile, well-drained soil.

Dig a generous planting hole wide enough for the roots to spread naturally without bending or crowding.

Position the rose at a suitable planting depth, spread the roots evenly, backfill with soil and firm gently.

Water thoroughly after planting.

Avoid planting when the soil is frozen or waterlogged.

Bare-root planting during the dormant season allows the rose to begin establishing its root system before active spring growth.

Our Bare Root Roses collection includes a wide selection of dormant roses suitable for autumn and winter planting in UK gardens.

Caring for Rose Friesia

Friesia benefits from regular care to encourage healthy growth, beautiful fragrance and repeat flowering.

Watering: Water thoroughly during dry periods, especially during the first growing season.

Feeding: Apply a suitable rose fertiliser in spring and during active growth according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Deadheading: Remove faded flower clusters regularly to encourage further flowering.

Mulching: Apply organic mulch around the base to conserve moisture, suppress weeds and improve soil conditions.

Air circulation: Maintain adequate spacing between plants and remove congested growth when necessary.

How to prune Rose Friesia

As a compact Floribunda rose, Friesia should generally be pruned in late winter or early spring.

When pruning:

• remove dead, damaged or diseased stems

• remove weak or crossing growth

• shorten healthy stems to encourage vigorous new shoots

• maintain a compact, open and balanced framework

• remove unwanted growth below the graft union, where applicable

Regular pruning helps encourage healthy new flowering stems and maintains an attractive bushy shape.

What you will receive

You will receive a 2-year-old dormant bare-root Rose Friesia, supplied without a pot or surrounding compost.

Your rose may arrive with little or no foliage. This is completely normal during the dormant season.

The product photographs show Friesia during its flowering season.

Your rose will not arrive in flower, but will develop new shoots and blooms once established and active growth begins.

Pre-order and delivery

Rose Friesia is supplied as a bare-root Floribunda rose during the dormant planting season.

Dispatch begins from 1 November 2026, with orders processed in the order received and according to plant availability.

Delivery is available to UK mainland addresses only.

Frequently asked questions about Rose Friesia

What colour is Rose Friesia?

Friesia produces beautiful golden-yellow flowers that may develop softer yellow tones as they mature.

Is Friesia the same as Sunsprite?

Yes. Friesia is also known as Sunsprite. Both names refer to the same fragrant golden-yellow Floribunda rose.

Is Rose Friesia strongly scented?

Yes. Friesia is admired for its strong, sweet fragrance with pleasant fruity and citrus notes.

Is Rose Friesia a Floribunda rose?

Yes. Friesia is a Floribunda rose, producing beautifully shaped flowers, often in clusters, on a compact bushy plant.

Does Rose Friesia repeat flower?

Yes. Friesia produces repeated flushes of golden-yellow flowers from summer into autumn.

How tall does Rose Friesia grow?

It typically reaches approximately 70–80 cm, depending on growing conditions and pruning.

Is Rose Friesia suitable for a small garden?

Yes. Its compact growth makes it a good choice for small gardens, borders and large patio containers.

Can Rose Friesia grow in a pot?

Yes. Friesia can be grown in a large, deep container with adequate drainage, regular watering and suitable feeding.

Is Rose Friesia suitable for cutting?

Yes. Its golden-yellow blooms and strong fragrance make it attractive for bouquets and floral arrangements.

Does Rose Friesia need full sun?

Full sun is recommended for healthy growth, abundant flowering and good flower development.

When should Rose Friesia be pruned?

Main pruning is generally carried out in late winter or early spring, removing weak or damaged growth and maintaining a balanced bushy shape.

Will my Friesia rose arrive in flower?

No. It is supplied as a dormant bare-root rose, normally with little or no foliage and without flowers.

When will Rose Friesia be dispatched?

Dispatch begins from 1 November 2026, with orders processed in the order received.

Pre-order Rose Friesia from Gorgeous Roses and enjoy vibrant golden-yellow flowers with a wonderfully sweet fragrance throughout the growing season.