';'Buff Beauty'

'Buff Beauty'

(Pronounced: BUFF B-EWE-tee)

ALSO KNOWN AS:

'Buff Beauty'

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'Buff Beauty' is one of the finest of the Hybrid Musk roses and is an outstanding spreading shrub or low climbing apricot-yellow rose.

GENERAL
INFORMATION:
This beautiful climbing rose shows its Noisette heritage in its fragrance and large blooms. The flowers are large (4"), very double (50 petals), and fragrant.

The blooms are a muted apricot color and occur in clusters of up to 12 flowers that repeat throughout the growing season. It has a vigorous growth habit and large, medium-green, semi-glossy foliage.

BOTANICAL
GROUP:
Synstylae

GROUP:

CLASS:
H Msk

SEED
PARENT:
'William Allen Richardson'

POLLEN
PARENT:
An Unknown Seedling

BREEDER:
Bentall, Ann

INTRODUCED:
'Buff Beauty' was introduced in England by Bentall in 1939.

DATE:
1939 [ England ]

PLANT SIZE
AND FORM:
Height:    5 '     to    5 '           Width:    7 '     to    7 '

'Buff Beauty'forms a spreading 5' by 5' bush or low climbing plant that can reach heights of 12' or more. The canes are long and arching which makes it ideal for training on a pillar or archway.

FOLIAGE
DESCRIPTION:
The new foliage is a coppery brown color, but it turns medium green and semi-glossy as it matures. The smooth stems are dark green, tinted with brown. New shoots are dark red, turning medium green as they mature.

FOLIAGE
FRAGRANCE:
none.

BLOOM
FREQUENCY:
C - Continuous. 'Buff Beauty' starts blooming in April in the Texas Hill Country and has a tremendous spring display, followed by another strong flush of blooms in the fall. Sporadic blooms may be seen during the summer months.

BLOOM
DESCRIPTION: Flower Size:    3.00"      to      4.00"           Cluster Size:    10      to      12           Petal Count:    50 to 50

'Buff Beauty' flowers are large (3" to 4") and double with 50 petals. They are borne in dense clusters of up to 12 blooms that weight down the arching canes.

BLOOM
COLOR:
ab - Apricot Blend. 'Buff Beauty' blooms are a lovely muted apricot yellow that blends well with the pastels of other old garden roses. The flowers fade slightly as they age so the colors may vary from apricot to straw yellow.

COLOR VARIATION:
None.

FRAGRANCE:
VF-Very Fragrant. 'Buff Beauty' has a delicious strong tea fragrance.

HIPS:
Orange; Globose; 1/2". The hips give a good display from mid-summer to late winter.

CLIMATE:
Zones 6 - 9

CULTURE:
'Buff Beauty' is very hardy and disease resistant. It is a slow starter during the first year after it is planted. However, the bloom display increases dramatically in successive years.

PROPAGATION:
'Buff Beauty' is easily propagated from cuttings.

OTHER
CHARACTERISTICS:

    ** Tolerant of shade
    ** Tolerant of poorer soils
    ** Suitable for hedging and fence rows
    ** Suitable for growing into trees
    ** Suitable for growing in pots
    ** Suitable for use as a climbing or pillar rose
    ** Widely Availabile
'Buff Beauty' is very vigorous and prolific in its display of blooms. It tolerates poorer soils and some shade, and is hardy to -20 degrees Fahrenheit.

It should be pruned hard to encourage fall flowering. Buff Beauty may require careful pruning to encourage upward growth.

ANECDOTAL
INFORMATION:
'Buff Beauty' was introduced by Anne Bentall, the widow of the gardener for the Reverend Mr. Pemberton. Mr. Pemberton would surely have loved this rose had he not died thirteen years before its introduction.

REFERENCES:
American Rose Society. Modern Roses 10. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 1993, p. 66.

American Rose Society. Modern Roses XI. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 2000, p. 63.

Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1988 Catalog. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1988, p. 73.

Beales, Peter. Classic Roses. New York: Henry Holt & Company. 1997, pp. 25, 65-66, 84, 256.

Druitt, Liz. The Organic Rose Garden. Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company. 1996, pp. 19, 81, 102, 118.

Welch, William C.. Antique Roses for the South. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. 1990, p. 177.

Welch, William C.. Perennial Garden Color. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. 1989, pp. 229, 238-239.

GENERAL INFORMATION:	This beautiful climbing rose shows its Noisette heritage in its fragrance and large blooms. The flowers are large (4"), very double (50 petals), and fragrant. The blooms are a muted apricot color and occur in clusters of up to 12 flowers that repeat throughout the growing season. It has a vigorous growth habit and large, medium-green, semi-glossy foliage.
BOTANICAL GROUP:	Synstylae
GROUP:
CLASS:	H Msk
SEED PARENT:	'William Allen Richardson'
POLLEN PARENT:	An Unknown Seedling
BREEDER:	Bentall, Ann
INTRODUCED:	'Buff Beauty' was introduced in England by Bentall in 1939.
DATE:	1939 [ England ]
PLANT SIZE AND FORM:	Height: 5 ' to 5 ' Width: 7 ' to 7 ' 'Buff Beauty'forms a spreading 5' by 5' bush or low climbing plant that can reach heights of 12' or more. The canes are long and arching which makes it ideal for training on a pillar or archway.
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION:	The new foliage is a coppery brown color, but it turns medium green and semi-glossy as it matures. The smooth stems are dark green, tinted with brown. New shoots are dark red, turning medium green as they mature.
FOLIAGE FRAGRANCE:	none.
BLOOM FREQUENCY:	C - Continuous. 'Buff Beauty' starts blooming in April in the Texas Hill Country and has a tremendous spring display, followed by another strong flush of blooms in the fall. Sporadic blooms may be seen during the summer months.
BLOOM DESCRIPTION:	Flower Size: 3.00" to 4.00" Cluster Size: 10 to 12 Petal Count: 50 to 50 'Buff Beauty' flowers are large (3" to 4") and double with 50 petals. They are borne in dense clusters of up to 12 blooms that weight down the arching canes.
BLOOM COLOR:	ab - Apricot Blend. 'Buff Beauty' blooms are a lovely muted apricot yellow that blends well with the pastels of other old garden roses. The flowers fade slightly as they age so the colors may vary from apricot to straw yellow.
COLOR VARIATION:	None.
FRAGRANCE:	VF-Very Fragrant. 'Buff Beauty' has a delicious strong tea fragrance.
HIPS:	Orange; Globose; 1/2". The hips give a good display from mid-summer to late winter.
CLIMATE:	Zones 6 - 9
CULTURE:	'Buff Beauty' is very hardy and disease resistant. It is a slow starter during the first year after it is planted. However, the bloom display increases dramatically in successive years.
PROPAGATION:	'Buff Beauty' is easily propagated from cuttings.
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS:	Tolerant of shade Tolerant of poorer soils Suitable for hedging and fence rows Suitable for growing into trees Suitable for growing in pots Suitable for use as a climbing or pillar rose ** Widely Availabile 'Buff Beauty' is very vigorous and prolific in its display of blooms. It tolerates poorer soils and some shade, and is hardy to -20 degrees Fahrenheit. It should be pruned hard to encourage fall flowering. Buff Beauty may require careful pruning to encourage upward growth.
ANECDOTAL INFORMATION:	'Buff Beauty' was introduced by Anne Bentall, the widow of the gardener for the Reverend Mr. Pemberton. Mr. Pemberton would surely have loved this rose had he not died thirteen years before its introduction.
REFERENCES:	American Rose Society. Modern Roses 10. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 1993, p. 66. American Rose Society. Modern Roses XI. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 2000, p. 63. Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1988 Catalog. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1988, p. 73. Beales, Peter. Classic Roses. New York: Henry Holt & Company. 1997, pp. 25, 65-66, 84, 256. Druitt, Liz. The Organic Rose Garden. Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company. 1996, pp. 19, 81, 102, 118. Welch, William C.. Antique Roses for the South. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. 1990, p. 177. Welch, William C.. Perennial Garden Color. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. 1989, pp. 229, 238-239.