Sunstruck | Hybrid Tea Tree Rose

🌹 Name & Type:

• Rosa ‘Sunstruck’ — a Hybrid Tea rose cultivar, also known by the breeder code WEKsunvoye.

🏡 Origin & Breeder:

• Bred by Tom Carruth (USA) in 2004 and introduced by Weeks Roses in 2006.

🌼 Flowers:

• Very large classic hybrid tea blooms with “enormous round petals.”

• Color: Deep yellow-gold with apricot or salmon orange blushing and borders, with a distinctive bright yellow “peacock fan” pattern on the reverse of each petal — a striking feature that gives it its name.

• Petal count: Around 26–40 petals, forming a full, elegant bloom.

• Fragrance: Mild fruity scent.

• Excellent as cut flowers; blooms can last long in a vase.

📏 Plant Size & Habit:

• Height: Medium to tall — roughly 4–6 ft (1.4–1.8 m) upright shrub.

• Spread: Around 3–4 ft (~1–1.2 m).

• Foliage: Glossy, dark green leaves that contrast beautifully with the blooms.

🌞 Blooming & Care:

• Repeats blooms throughout the growing season (spring through fall).

• Best in full sun with well-drained soil.

• Performs well in hot climates and is reasonably disease resistant.

• Classic hybrid tea habit means it produces single blooms per stem — great for cutting and display.