';'Sunbonnet Sue'

'Sunbonnet Sue'

(Pronounced: Sun Bon-net SUE

ALSO KNOWN AS:

'Sunbonnet Sue'

GENERAL
INFORMATION:
'Sunbonnet Sue' has large, long-pointed buds of dark Naples yellow that open to double (20-30 petals), open (4-4.5 inch) blooms of Naples yellow, stippled with scarlet. The colors lighten with age.

The blooms, borne in clusters of 1 - 10, repeat and have a sweet fragrance. The abundant, large, leathery to semi-glossy foliage is medium green and has good tolerance to foliar disease. The small thorns are brown and awl-like.

The erect plant is bushy and blooms from June until killing frost.

BOTANICAL
GROUP:
Synstylae

GROUP:
Buck

CLASS:
S

SEED
PARENT:
'Gold Dot'

POLLEN
PARENT:
'Malaguena'

BREEDER:
Buck

INTRODUCED:
'Sunbonnet Sue' was introduced by Dr. Griffith Buck, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, in 1984.

DATE:
1984 [ USA ]

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

'Sunbonnet Sue' maakes a small upright bushy plant 3' to 4' in height.

FOLIAGE
DESCRIPTION:
'Sunbonnet Sue' haslarge, medium green, semi-glossy, leathery foliage that is very disease resistant. The leaflets are ovate in shape with pointed tips, and there are dense small serations around the edges of the leaflets.

FOLIAGE
FRAGRANCE:
None.

BLOOM
FREQUENCY:
Repeat. The flowers of 'Sunbonnet Sue' repeat in cycles from April until frost.

BLOOM
DESCRIPTION: Flower Size:    4.00"      to      4.50"           Cluster Size:    1      to      10           Petal Count:    20 to 30

The blooms are large (4" - 4.5") and double (25 petals), and they occur in clusters of 1-10 flowers.

BLOOM
COLOR:
Pink Blend. The flowers of 'Sunbonnet Sue' are yellow, stippled with scarlet. They pale with age.

COLOR VARIATION:
None.

FRAGRANCE:
Fragrant. 'Sunbonnet Sue' has a moderate sweet fragrance.

HIPS:
None observed.

CLIMATE:
Zones 4 - 9

CULTURE:
'Sunbonnet Sue' is a very hardy and care-free small shrub that tolerates poorer soils and has god disease resistance.

PROPAGATION:
'Sunbonnet Sue' is easily propagated from cuttings.

OTHER
CHARACTERISTICS:

    ** Tolerant of poorer soils
    ** Good for bedding or mass plantings
    ** Suitable for hedging and fence rows
    ** Commercial Availability is limited
Because of its small size and spectacular flowers, 'Sunbonnet Sue' is a good candidate for bedding and low hedging applications.

ANECDOTAL
INFORMATION:

REFERENCES:
American Rose Society. Modern Roses XI. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 2000, p. 565.

Buck, Mary. Buck Roses - Hardy Roses Developed by Dr. Griffith Buck. Ames, IA: Iowa State Univeristy. 1998, p. 13.

Ormesher, J. E. , PhD. Snow Roses Desert Blooms - The Buck Collection. Valentine, Nebraska: Plum Plubishing. 2001, pp. 102-103.

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GENERAL INFORMATION:	'Sunbonnet Sue' has large, long-pointed buds of dark Naples yellow that open to double (20-30 petals), open (4-4.5 inch) blooms of Naples yellow, stippled with scarlet. The colors lighten with age. The blooms, borne in clusters of 1 - 10, repeat and have a sweet fragrance. The abundant, large, leathery to semi-glossy foliage is medium green and has good tolerance to foliar disease. The small thorns are brown and awl-like. The erect plant is bushy and blooms from June until killing frost.
BOTANICAL GROUP:	Synstylae
GROUP:	Buck
CLASS:	S
SEED PARENT:	'Gold Dot'
POLLEN PARENT:	'Malaguena'
BREEDER:	Buck
INTRODUCED:	'Sunbonnet Sue' was introduced by Dr. Griffith Buck, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, in 1984.
DATE:	1984 [ USA ]
PLANT SIZE AND FORM:	Height: 3 ' to 4 ' Width: 2 ' to 3 ' 'Sunbonnet Sue' maakes a small upright bushy plant 3' to 4' in height.
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION:	'Sunbonnet Sue' haslarge, medium green, semi-glossy, leathery foliage that is very disease resistant. The leaflets are ovate in shape with pointed tips, and there are dense small serations around the edges of the leaflets.
FOLIAGE FRAGRANCE:	None.
BLOOM FREQUENCY:	Repeat. The flowers of 'Sunbonnet Sue' repeat in cycles from April until frost.
BLOOM DESCRIPTION:	Flower Size: 4.00" to 4.50" Cluster Size: 1 to 10 Petal Count: 20 to 30 The blooms are large (4" - 4.5") and double (25 petals), and they occur in clusters of 1-10 flowers.
BLOOM COLOR:	Pink Blend. The flowers of 'Sunbonnet Sue' are yellow, stippled with scarlet. They pale with age.
COLOR VARIATION:	None.
FRAGRANCE:	Fragrant. 'Sunbonnet Sue' has a moderate sweet fragrance.
HIPS:	None observed.
CLIMATE:	Zones 4 - 9
CULTURE:	'Sunbonnet Sue' is a very hardy and care-free small shrub that tolerates poorer soils and has god disease resistance.
PROPAGATION:	'Sunbonnet Sue' is easily propagated from cuttings.
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS:	Tolerant of poorer soils Good for bedding or mass plantings Suitable for hedging and fence rows Commercial Availability is limited Because of its small size and spectacular flowers, 'Sunbonnet Sue' is a good candidate for bedding and low hedging applications.
ANECDOTAL INFORMATION:
REFERENCES:	American Rose Society. Modern Roses XI. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 2000, p. 565. Buck, Mary. Buck Roses - Hardy Roses Developed by Dr. Griffith Buck. Ames, IA: Iowa State Univeristy. 1998, p. 13. Ormesher, J. E. , PhD. Snow Roses Desert Blooms - The Buck Collection. Valentine, Nebraska: Plum Plubishing. 2001, pp. 102-103.