';"Katy Road Pink"

"Katy Road Pink"

(Pronounced: KAY-Tea Road Pink)

ALSO KNOWN AS:

"Katy Road Pink"

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"Katy Road Pink" forms an upright shrub, 4' to 5' in height. It repeat blooms, beginning in Mid April and continues to bloom in cycles throughout the growing season.

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"Katy Road Pink" flowers open medium pink. The colors are most vivid in the cool weather of spring and fall.

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The moderately fragrant blooms are large (4-1/2") and semi-double (15 - 20 petals). The color fades slightly to light pink as the blooms age.

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The buds are long, pointed, ovid, and dark pink. The colors are most vivid in the cool weather of spring and fall.

GENERAL
INFORMATION:
"Katy Road Pink" is a found rose that was collected near Katy, Texas in the late 1970's or early 1980's. It is an upright shrub with beautiful, semi-double, light pink flowers that repeat throughout the growing season.

"Katy Road Pink" is probably the famous Buck rose, 'Carefree Beauty'.

BOTANICAL
GROUP:
Synstylae

GROUP:
Found

CLASS:
S

SEED
PARENT:
Unknown

POLLEN
PARENT:
Unknown

BREEDER:
Unknown (possibly Buck)

INTRODUCED:
Unknown

DATE:
Unknown [ United States ]

PLANT SIZE
AND FORM:
Height:    3 '     to    5 '           Width:    2 '     to    4 '

"Katy Road Pink" forms an upright bush, 4' to 5' high.

FOLIAGE
DESCRIPTION:
The foliage is medium-sized, olive green and smooth

FOLIAGE
FRAGRANCE:
None.

BLOOM
FREQUENCY:
R - Repeat. "Katy Road Pink"begins blooming in mid-April in the Texas Hill Country and repeat blooms in cycles until frost.

BLOOM
DESCRIPTION: Flower Size:    3.00"      to      4.50"           Cluster Size:    1      to      3           Petal Count:    15 to 20

"Katy Road Pink" blooms are large (3" to 4-1/2"), semi-double (15 - 20 petals), and open from long, pointed, ovid, dark pink buds. The blooms fade slightly to light pink as the blooms age.

BLOOM
COLOR:
mp - Medium Pink. "Katy Road Pink" blooms are a beautiful medium pink that fades slightly to light pink

COLOR VARIATION:
None.

FRAGRANCE:
mf - Moderately Fragrant. "Katy Road Pink" has a moderate fragrance.

HIPS:
Large - orange. "Katy Road Pink" hips are large (1/2") and orange. The display of hips in the fall is quite good.

CLIMATE:
Zones 4 - 9

CULTURE:
"Katy Road Pink" is very disease free and easy to grow. It Is quite tolerant of poorer soils.

PROPAGATION:
"Katy Road Pink" is easily propagated from cuttings.

OTHER
CHARACTERISTICS:

    ** Tolerant of poorer soils
    ** Worth growing for ornamental value of hips
    ** Suitable for hedging and fence rows
    ** Requires sunny location to thrive
    ** Widely Available in commerce
"Katy Road Pink" makes a very nice specimen plant and is also well adapted for hedging.

ANECDOTAL
INFORMATION:
"Katy Road Pink" has been widely accepted and is found in countless gardens. It is so disease resistant and cold tolerant that is is truly a carefree rose.

REFERENCES:
Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1998 Catalog. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1998, p. 5.

Druitt, Liz. The Organic Rose Garden. Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company. 1996, pp. 100, 141, 189.

Last updated 10/4/01 5:07:33 AM

GENERAL INFORMATION:	"Katy Road Pink" is a found rose that was collected near Katy, Texas in the late 1970's or early 1980's. It is an upright shrub with beautiful, semi-double, light pink flowers that repeat throughout the growing season. "Katy Road Pink" is probably the famous Buck rose, 'Carefree Beauty'.
BOTANICAL GROUP:	Synstylae
GROUP:	Found
CLASS:	S
SEED PARENT:	Unknown
POLLEN PARENT:	Unknown
BREEDER:	Unknown (possibly Buck)
INTRODUCED:	Unknown
DATE:	Unknown [ United States ]
PLANT SIZE AND FORM:	Height: 3 ' to 5 ' Width: 2 ' to 4 ' "Katy Road Pink" forms an upright bush, 4' to 5' high.
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION:	The foliage is medium-sized, olive green and smooth
FOLIAGE FRAGRANCE:	None.
BLOOM FREQUENCY:	R - Repeat. "Katy Road Pink"begins blooming in mid-April in the Texas Hill Country and repeat blooms in cycles until frost.
BLOOM DESCRIPTION:	Flower Size: 3.00" to 4.50" Cluster Size: 1 to 3 Petal Count: 15 to 20 "Katy Road Pink" blooms are large (3" to 4-1/2"), semi-double (15 - 20 petals), and open from long, pointed, ovid, dark pink buds. The blooms fade slightly to light pink as the blooms age.
BLOOM COLOR:	mp - Medium Pink. "Katy Road Pink" blooms are a beautiful medium pink that fades slightly to light pink
COLOR VARIATION:	None.
FRAGRANCE:	mf - Moderately Fragrant. "Katy Road Pink" has a moderate fragrance.
HIPS:	Large - orange. "Katy Road Pink" hips are large (1/2") and orange. The display of hips in the fall is quite good.
CLIMATE:	Zones 4 - 9
CULTURE:	"Katy Road Pink" is very disease free and easy to grow. It Is quite tolerant of poorer soils.
PROPAGATION:	"Katy Road Pink" is easily propagated from cuttings.
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS:	Tolerant of poorer soils Worth growing for ornamental value of hips Suitable for hedging and fence rows Requires sunny location to thrive ** Widely Available in commerce "Katy Road Pink" makes a very nice specimen plant and is also well adapted for hedging.
ANECDOTAL INFORMATION:	"Katy Road Pink" has been widely accepted and is found in countless gardens. It is so disease resistant and cold tolerant that is is truly a carefree rose.
REFERENCES:	Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1998 Catalog. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1998, p. 5. Druitt, Liz. The Organic Rose Garden. Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company. 1996, pp. 100, 141, 189.