Rosa 'Buff Beauty' — Bushy

Overview

Rosa 'Buff Beauty' is a plant with a bushy habit in the genus Rosa, part of the Rosaceae family, with deciduous foliage. Rosa 'Buff Beauty' grows best in full sun, and tolerates loam soils and neutral pH. Its UK hardiness is rated H6. Suggested uses include flower borders and beds, hedging and screens and cut flowers.

About

Rosa 'Buff Beauty' is an apricot Hybrid musk rose cultivar, bred by Ann Bentall and introduced into Great Britain in 1939. Bentall and her husband, John Bentall, inherited the rose fields of acclaimed rose breeder, the Reverend Joseph Pemberton after his death in 1926.

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About the genus

A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. The plants range in size and form, from trailing and erect shrubs to climbers up to 7 metres (23 ft) in height.

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Growing conditions

Best soil and position for Rosa

Sunlight: Full sun
Soil type: Loam
Soil pH: Neutral
Soil moisture: Moist but well-drained
Aspect: South-facing
Exposure: Sheltered
UK hardiness: H6

Plant details

Rosa 'Buff Beauty' size, habit and characteristics

Habit: Bushy
Foliage: Deciduous
Suggested uses: Flower borders and beds, Hedging and screens, Cut flowers

Care notes

Pruning and caring for Rosa 'Buff Beauty'

Propagation: Hardwood cuttings in autumn, Softwood cuttings in spring or summer, Chip budding in summer
Pest resistance: Aphids, Rose leafhopper, Glasshouse red spider mite, Scale insects, Caterpillars, Large rose sawfly, Rose leaf-rolling sawfly
Disease resistance: Rose black spot, Rose rust, Rose powdery mildew, Rose dieback, Replant disease, Honey fungus