'Simon Estes' Rose

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'Simon Estes' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Leene

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Bucaroo
• Buckaroo
• Bucroo

HMF Ratings:

18 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Medium pink Shrub.
Registration name: Bucaroo
Exhibition name: Bucaroo

Origin:

Bred by Dr. Griffith J. Buck (United States, 1984).
Introduced in United States by Roses Unlimited in 2006 as 'Simon Estes'.

Class:

Shrub. (Series: Buck Roses Collection)

Bloom:

Pink. Mild fragrance. Average diameter 4". Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, upright. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 6,183 VIEW USPTO PATENT

A cultivar named BUCAROO by patented by Griffith J. Buck in 1986, reported identical parentage top this rose.

Parentage:

seed:	Carefree Beauty
pollen:	The Yeoman (shrub, Austin, 1969) × Country Dancer

Notes:

Dedicated to Simon Estes (b. February 2, 1938 Centerville Iowa), American bass-baritone opera singer