This cultivar is no longer readily available from commercial sources. Sun Runner is a vigorous hybrid shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by Gerrit Pieter Ilsink of the Netherlands and released in 1998. Parentage is Unnamed Seedling × Unnamed Seedling. It grows 1 to 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide in a more horizontal than upright form. It prefers full sun in moist amended well-drained soil. Prune in late winter to early spring. It has attractive yellow blooms that appear from spring through fall. They are 1-2 inches wide with 5-10 petals and a mild citrus fragrance. Dark green foliage on stems with prickles. Use Sun Runner as a ground cover, in a container or to line a walkway. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Good disease resistance. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses. More information on Rosa .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Fills a similar nicheAlliumBuddleja Lo & Behold® 'Blue Chip Jr.'Rosa Magic Carpet 'JAClover'
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Perennial; Rose; Shrub
Life cycle
Perennial; Woody
USDA zones
5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
Clay; High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Available space
3 feet-6 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 1 ft. 6 in. - 2 ft. 0 in. | Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous (1-3 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Spreading
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Dark green leaves
Flower color
Gold/Yellow
Flower value
Fragrant; Long Bloom Season; Showy
Flower shape
Saucer
Flower size
1-3 inches
Flower detail
1.5-inch single yellow blooms in large clusters which drop cleanly. They have 10 petals, pointed, ovoid buds and a light citrus fragrance.