That's TROPICAL SUNSET, aka MARVELLE, aka RAINBOW NIAGARA... Must be a typo on their part.

Agreed. There is no "tropical sun" and that is definitely an error. Both Beth and I grow Tropical Sunset, which is what is pictured there. A couple of years ago, the venerable and usually reliable J & P name was taken over by a marketing machine staffed by people who knew, and apparently continue to know, nothing about roses. This "error" is just one more example of many. If you are going to buy this rose, do yourself a favor and get it from Palatine Roses under the name Rainbow Niagara (linked).

Thanks, I do already grow Rainbow Niagara (and love it!) and wouldn't mind another one so if that is what it is that will be fine with me!

This is the rest of the description from the website and it doesn't sound like Rainbow Niagara since that one was not a J&P introduction as far as I can tell and also the second picture on the J&P website looks quite different that the size and petal count are also different from the HMF listing for RN...so I'm still a little confused.

"This Jackson & Perkins introduction is nothing short of sensational! The delicate apricot-mango tones that swirl across the petals almost don't look real, and the plant itself is perfectly sized for every gardening situation, including planting in patio containers.

'Tropical Sun' fills the sunny garden with some of the most sensational blooms you'll ever see. Each one is 2½ to 3 inches across, opening from a lovely ovoid bud to reveal 15 to 20 petals. Once fully unfurled, they stand out boldly against the glossy, dark green foliage. At just 3 to 3½ feet high and 3 to 4 feet wide when fully grown, this floribunda will fit in nicely anywhere, from sun-soaked beds and mixed perennial borders to low flowering hedges and containers. And we highly recommend you include it in your cut garden. These blooms may only be lightly fragrant, but that is of no significance, because their stunning colors and beautiful form more than make up for that. And since, like all floribundas, they arise in clusters, just one snip will provide a brilliant bouquet! If you haven't tried 'Tropical Sun' yet, now is the time to do so, and enjoy easy, dazzling color year after year!

Plant this floribunda rose in well-drained soil in full sun. Water regularly, in the morning if possible (avoiding overhead watering if you can), but do not allow it to stand in water. Prune in spring, and provide a summer mulch to assist in maintaining the soil's moisture and keeping the roots cool. Zones 5-10."

Like I said -- they're marketing people. They will say ANYTHING to get you to buy a rose, and you will now forever be receiving catalogs every other day from them. Tropical Sunset was the name that J&P made up for this rose when they licensed it for US distribution from McGredy, way back when J&P was a real rose company.

They wouldn't be referring to Flirtatious by any chance, Beth and kstrong? Mine had those delicate striped effects last summer, although when I first got it, it was soft yellow just slightly blushed.

No way, Melodye. FLIRTATIOUS is a pale creamy yellow and warm salmony-pink. Never gets the darker orange and bright yellow.

So Andrea, I did look at the second photo and you are right. The open blooms shown there don't look like either of my plants' open blooms. I have two plants. My original one, named MARVELLE, came from Hortico way back in 1998, long before J&P got ahold of it and changed the name to TROPICAL SUNSET. Then in 2003 I purchased the rose called RAINBOW NIAGARA from Regans, who I believe purchased it from JC Bakker in Ontario. It wasn't until several yrs later that we discovered it was apparently the Canadian-chosen name for MARVELLE/TROPICAL SUNSET. I still call each plant by the names I purchased them as, and it took me awhile to be convinced that they are the same rose, because they each perform differently. MARVELLE is out front in full sun all day, and it stays around 4ft tall and about 2-3ft wide. RAINBOW NIAGARA is planted in an area in the lower yard which gets a fair amount of light shade off and on throughout the day. It grows as tall as 6.5ft and about 2.5ft wide. The blooms are often more yellow on it, while more orange or more evenly blended on MARVELLE. Apparently the difference in light makes a difference in how they grow and what the blooms look like. I assume mine are both on Multliflora rootstock, since both plants originated in Canada

It'll be interesting to see what this "new" J&P rose does for you, and to compare it to the others. But I'm still betting it's the same rose as the others!

This is an old post but thought I would add to it while trying to find information on Tropical Sun - in the new J&P catalog. It looks like a single, is a floribunda and has really pretty sunset colors. It is tempting me.....wondering if anyone is growing this Tropical Sun.