Dr. Griffith Buck Roses (table by Dr. James Roush, 10/3/13)
Name
|
Type
|
Height (ft)
|
Color
|
Form
|
Repeats
|
Blackspot
|
Hips?
|
Allamand-Ho
|
S
|
4
|
Pink blend
|
vd
|
r
| ||
American Legacy6
|
S
|
3
|
Deep Pink
|
d
|
r
| ||
Amiga Mia
|
S
|
3
|
Shell pink
|
d
|
r
|
1
|
y
|
Andante8
|
S
|
T
|
Salmon pink
|
d
|
s
| ||
Apple Jack1
|
S
|
8
|
Pink
|
sd
|
s
|
0
|
n
|
April Moon
|
S
|
5
|
Lt yellow
|
sd
|
r
|
0
|
n
|
Aunt Honey
|
S
|
4
|
Fuchia pink
|
d
|
r
|
2
|
n
|
Autumn Dusk3
|
GR
|
3
|
Tyrian rose
|
d
|
r
| ||
Barn Dance2
|
S
|
3
|
Lt pink
|
d
|
r
| ||
Blue Skies3,5 bucblu
|
HT
|
5
|
Mauve
|
d
|
r
|
3
|
n
|
Brave Patriot6
|
S
|
6
|
Red
|
S
|
r
| ||
Bright Melody
|
S
|
5
|
Bright red
|
d
|
r
|
1
|
n
|
Brook Song
|
S
|
4
|
Lt Yellow
|
d
|
r
|
1
|
n
|
Buckaroo5,7
|
S
|
Salmon-pink
|
d
|
r
| |||
Bucred5Red Dream
|
S
|
Red
|
sd
|
r
|
1
| ||
Butterfly Magic6
|
S
|
4
|
Salmon
|
Sd
| |||
Calico Gal6
|
S
|
4
|
Apricot
|
d
|
r
|
2
|
n
|
Cantabile8
|
S
|
3
|
Lt rose
|
d
|
s
| ||
Carefree Beauty5
|
S
|
5
|
Pink
|
d
|
c
|
0
|
y
|
Chorale
|
S
|
4
|
Shell pink
|
vd
|
r
|
1
| |
Cinderella’s Song6
|
S
|
4
|
Pink /white
|
Sd
|
r
| ||
Cinnamon Spice6
|
S
|
5
|
Salmon
|
D
|
r
|
1
|
n
|
Country Dancer
|
FL
|
4
|
Rose pink
|
d
|
r
|
0
|
y
|
Country Music
|
S
|
3
|
Lt pink
|
vd
|
s
|
0
| |
Country Song
|
S
|
Lt pink
|
d
|
r
| |||
Countryman
|
S
|
3
|
Rose Bengal
|
d
|
r
| ||
Dawn Star6
|
S
|
5
|
Lt pink
|
d
|
r
| ||
Distant Drums
|
S
|
4
|
Mauve tan
|
d
|
r
|
1
|
n
|
Dorcas4
|
S
|
Pink blend
|
vd
|
r
| |||
Do-Si-Do
|
S
|
4
|
Pink
|
d
|
r
| ||
Earth Song
|
GR
|
5
|
Fuchia
|
d
|
c
|
0
|
y
|
El Catala
|
GR
|
3
|
Red-wht rev
|
d
|
r
|
2
|
n
|
Elias6
|
S
|
pink
| |||||
Ellen’s Joy
|
S
|
Lt pink
| |||||
Enchanted Autumn
|
GR
|
4
|
Coral rose
|
d
|
r
|
1
|
n
|
Folksinger
|
S
|
5
|
Apricot
|
d
|
r
|
0
|
y
|
Freckle Face4
|
S
|
2
|
Pink blend
|
d
|
r
|
1
| |
Freckles4
|
S
|
5
|
Pink blend
|
d
|
c
|
0
|
n
|
Frontier Twirl
|
S
|
3
|
Pink blend
|
d
|
r
| ||
Gee Whiz4
|
S
|
3
|
Yellow blend
|
d
|
r
|
1
|
n
|
Gentle Persuasion
|
S
|
4
|
Orange
|
d
|
c
|
1
|
n
|
Golden Princess
|
S
|
3
|
Red/yellow
|
d
|
r
|
1
|
n
|
Golden Unicorn
|
S
|
2
|
Orange/yell
|
d
|
r
|
1
|
n
|
Grace Note4
|
S
|
Pink blend
|
d
|
r
| |||
Grandpa’s Boy6
|
S
|
4
|
Cherry red
|
sd
|
r
| ||
Griff’s Red6
|
S
|
5
|
Bright red
|
d
|
r
|
1
|
n
|
Habanera3
|
S
|
4
|
Cardinal red
|
d
|
r
| ||
Hawkeye Belle
|
S
|
4
|
Lt pink
|
vd
|
r
|
1
|
n
|
Hermina6
|
S
|
3
|
Pink blend
|
d
|
1
| ||
Hi, Neighbor
|
GR
|
4
|
Red/pink
|
vd
|
c
| ||
Honeysweet
|
S
|
3
|
Orange-pink
|
d
|
r
|
1
| |
Incredible4
|
S
|
4
|
Yellow blend
|
sd
|
r
|
1
|
n
|
Iobelle
|
HT
|
3
|
White w/ red edge
|
d
|
r
|
2
|
n
|
Joseph Lamb
|
S
|
Dark red
|
d
| ||||
Kissin’ Cousin8
|
S
|
Coral
|
d
|
r
| |||
Les Sjulin
|
GR
|
3
|
Pink blend
|
d
|
c
| ||
Malaguena4
|
FL
|
4
|
Pale pink
|
d
|
s
| ||
Mary Susan6
|
S
|
4
|
Orange pink
|
d
|
r
| ||
Mavoureen
|
S
|
3
|
Red blend
|
d
|
r
| ||
Maytime3
|
S
|
3
|
Apricot
|
d
|
r
| ||
Mountain Music
|
S
|
3
|
Pink Blend
|
d
|
r
|
n
| |
Music Maker3
|
FL
|
3
|
Light pink
|
d
|
r
| ||
Musicale
|
GR
|
Straw yellow change red
|
d
|
r
| |||
Nellie E. Hillock
|
CL
|
pink
| |||||
Night Song
|
S
|
Bright red
|
sd
|
r
|
2
|
n
| |
Paloma Blanca
|
S
|
3
|
White
|
d
|
r
|
1
|
n
|
Paraglider8
|
S
|
Orange
|
d
|
r
| |||
Pearlie Mae
|
GR
|
3
|
Apricot
|
d
|
r
|
2
|
n
|
Piccolo Pete
|
S
|
4
|
Red
|
s
|
r
| ||
Pipe Dreams3
|
S
|
2
|
Pink
|
d
|
r
| ||
Pippa’s Song8
|
S
|
Pink
|
d
|
r
| |||
Pizzacato8
|
S
|
4
|
Light Pink
|
d
| |||
Polka Time8
|
S
|
Salmon
|
d
|
r
| |||
Polonaise
|
S
|
3
|
Red/maroon
|
d
|
r
|
1
|
n
|
Prairie Breeze
|
S
|
Mauve
|
d
|
r
|
y
| ||
Prairie Clogger
|
S
|
3
|
Bright red
|
s
|
r
|
1
|
n
|
Prairie Flower
|
S
|
4
|
Red w white centers
|
s
|
r
| ||
Prairie Harvest
|
S
|
5
|
Lt Yellow
|
d
|
r
|
1
|
y
|
Prairie Heritage8
|
S
|
Peach
|
vd
|
r
| |||
Prairie Lass
|
S
|
5
|
Rose red
|
d
|
r
|
y
| |
Prairie Princess
|
6
|
6
|
Orange-pink
|
sd
|
s
| ||
Prairie Squire
|
S
|
Pink
|
d
|
r
| |||
Prairie Star
|
S
|
4
|
Blush white
|
vd
|
r
|
2
|
n
|
Prairie Sunrise6
|
S
|
3
|
Apricot
|
vd
|
r
|
n
| |
Prairie Sunset
|
S
|
5
|
Yellow blend
|
d
|
r
| ||
Prairie Valor3
|
S
|
Red
|
vd
|
r
|
n
| ||
Princess Verona
|
S
|
4
|
Pink
|
d
|
r
| ||
Queen Bee
|
S
|
4
|
Dark Red
|
d
|
r
|
2
|
n
|
Quietness6
|
S
|
3
|
Lt Pink
|
D
|
r
|
n
| |
Red Sparkler4,5,8
|
HT
|
Wine red, white stripes
|
vd
|
r
|
1
| ||
Rural Rhythm
|
S
|
3
|
Lt pink
|
d
|
r
| ||
September Song
|
GR
|
3
|
Apricot pink
|
d
|
r
|
1
|
n
|
Serendipity
|
S
|
4
|
Buff/pink edges
|
d
|
r
|
2
|
n
|
Sevilliana4
|
S
|
3
|
red/yellow
|
d
|
r
| ||
Silver Shadows
|
HT
|
4
|
Silver
|
d
|
r
|
2
|
n
|
Simon Estes5,6,7
|
S
|
3
|
Pink
|
D
|
r
| ||
Spanish Rhapsody4
|
S
|
4
|
Pink
|
d
| |||
Square Dancer
|
S
|
4
|
Deep rose
|
d
|
r
| ||
Summer Honey6
|
S
|
3
|
Bright Yellow
|
D
|
r
| ||
Summer Wind
|
S
|
4
|
Orange/pink
|
sd
|
r
|
2
| |
Sunbonnet Sue
|
S
|
Yellow
|
d
|
r
|
1
| ||
Virginia Reel3
|
S
|
4
|
Deep pink
|
d
|
r
| ||
Wanderin’ Wind3
|
S
|
4
|
Lt pink
|
d
|
c
|
1
| |
Wild Ginger
|
GR
|
4
|
Orange-pink
|
d
|
r
|
2
|
n
|
Winter Sunset6
|
S
|
3
|
Yellow-orange
|
vd
|
r
|
1
|
y
|
Type: S=Shrub, GR= Grandiflora, FL=Floribunda, HT= Hybrid Tea
Form: s= single, sd=semidouble, d=double, vd= very double,
Repeats: S=seldom repeats, R=repeats consistently, C=continuous
Blackspot resistance: 0=very resistant, 1=little (<25% loss), 2=moderate (50% loss), 3=severe (75%+ loss)
Hips: Y=yes, n=no or just a few
Footnotes:
1. Apple-scented foliage
2. Nearly thornless
3. Fragrant
4. Speckled/stippling
5. Patented
6. Introduced post-death (1991)
7. Buckaroo and Simon Estes may be the same rose, the latter introduced by Roses Unlimited and renamed.
8. LOST VARIETY
1. Apple-scented foliage
2. Nearly thornless
3. Fragrant
4. Speckled/stippling
5. Patented
6. Introduced post-death (1991)
7. Buckaroo and Simon Estes may be the same rose, the latter introduced by Roses Unlimited and renamed.
8. LOST VARIETY
1985 list (Iowa State?)
So, what does "vd" and "2" stand for?
ReplyDeleteThanks for publishing the list of Buck Roses. I have one and it is TOUGH.
Very little black spot, blooms continuously, very ice sized blooms and gets very little care. A winner.
"vd" stands for "very double". "2" stands for moderate blackspot.
DeleteToo bad the chart doesnt give zones of hardiness,prdferable Canada zones and the chart is so hard to read.Otherwise good info rarely found. Thanks
ReplyDeleteSorry. What looks fine on the page gets squeezed when it's published for some reason I can't figure out. And I only live in one hardiness zone....I can't speak for the others.
ReplyDeleteJeez.
Good morning Dr. Roush! Just wanted to say I enjoy your musings, garden and commentary. Even though I am a tree hugging no -spray gardener from the socialist state of Vermont.😉 A couple of years ago I tracked down a sickly Lillian Gilman baby after reading it’s praise in a Canadian guide to growing roses in the North. Alas, it was rarely to be found they said. The only picture of it I could find online was in your blog. Like Tiny Tim, it did not die! Now two years old it has its first blossoms and is shooting up some ambitious spikes of new growth. Now I see on your site a picture of a bountiful mass of Lillian G. I enjoyed your book. And at your recommendation purchased one then a second book by Henry Mitchell. Also one by Mirabeau Osler. I intended them for winter reading but have plowed through the Mitchell ones. They are so addictive. Thanks for your inspiration. Just saying hi. Robin trunorth@together.net
DeleteRobin, thank you so much for the note! I'm glad I could introduce you to Lillian; she is quite a rose!
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